Synonyms of prosecutions

prosecutions

noun

plural of prosecution

as in executions

the doing of an action

oversaw the prosecution of the president's foreign policy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• executions
• perpetrations
• implementations
• accomplishments
• fulfillments
• achievements
• performances
• enactments
• discharges
• commissions
• applications
• expeditions
• administrations
• pursuances
• managements
• handlings
• dispatches
• operations
• practices
• directions

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonperformances
• nonfulfillments

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of prosecutions

Descano’s team has claimed prosecutions are pointless when the government’s own experts corroborate the insanity defense, while critics say his office is too quick to accept defendants’ narratives without a jury. — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2026

Like Russia, China, India and Israel, the United States is among countries that have never joined the panel, with Washington citing fears of politically motivated prosecutions of its military. — ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026

Iranian authorities continue to enforce compulsory-veiling rules, including through prosecutions, business closures, vehicle impoundments and surveillance. — Pegah Banihashemi, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026

The fact-finding mission says the strikes on a girls’ school in Minab and a sports complex in Lamerd were indiscriminate, killing at least 178 civilians, and may be used in future international prosecutions. — Jamey Keaten, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

While not criminal prosecutions, treasury collections are aimed at recovering outstanding debt owed to the federal government. — Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 14 Sep. 2026

The voters In a year marked by big events in Minnesota such as Operation Metro Surge and large-scale federal fraud prosecutions, many voters have already made up their minds in the general election. — Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2026

One of the most striking indications of the scale of this campaign is the explosion of high treason and espionage prosecutions since the start of the war. — Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026

That work feeds federal and state threat assessments, informs social media platforms on how to identify extremist users and content, shapes prevention programs and supplies the evidentiary basis for prosecutions and congressional oversight. — Arie Perliger, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026