as in executions
the doing of an action
oversaw the prosecution of the president's foreign policy
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Recent Examples of prosecutions
Officials highlighted major federal prosecutions in the Northern District of Texas, centered in Dallas, and the Northern District of Illinois, centered in Chicago.
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Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2026
Rwabukombe’s case remains one of Germany’s most notable Rwanda genocide prosecutions and serves as an important precedent for current German investigations.
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Reuters,
NBC news,
1 July 2026
Special Counsel Jack Smith dropped the charges after Trump won the 2024 election because the Justice Department bars prosecutions of sitting presidents.
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Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
Although federal law requires the VA to publish statistics on arrests, citations, investigations and prosecutions by local agencies, the campus police website has no link to crime data.
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Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
Mangione and his attorneys have long opposed the dual prosecutions in state and federal court, expressing concern about their ability to adequately prepare for two trials simultaneously.
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John Miller,
CNN Money,
25 June 2026
Those prosecutions remain ongoing.
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Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
Mangione, 28, has pleaded not guilty and faces both state and federal prosecutions in the high-profile case.
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Stepheny Price , Michael Ruiz , Maria Paronich,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
An analysis of federal court records linked to nitazene prosecutions indicates that roughly 90 kilograms of material containing nitazenes in different forms (powder and pills) have been seized over the past three years.
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Jonathan Moens — Bellingcat,
STAT,
18 June 2026
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2026
Rwabukombe’s case remains one of Germany’s most notable Rwanda genocide prosecutions and serves as an important precedent for current German investigations.
—
Reuters,
NBC news,
1 July 2026
Special Counsel Jack Smith dropped the charges after Trump won the 2024 election because the Justice Department bars prosecutions of sitting presidents.
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Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
Although federal law requires the VA to publish statistics on arrests, citations, investigations and prosecutions by local agencies, the campus police website has no link to crime data.
—
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
Mangione and his attorneys have long opposed the dual prosecutions in state and federal court, expressing concern about their ability to adequately prepare for two trials simultaneously.
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John Miller,
CNN Money,
25 June 2026
Those prosecutions remain ongoing.
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Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
Mangione, 28, has pleaded not guilty and faces both state and federal prosecutions in the high-profile case.
—
Stepheny Price , Michael Ruiz , Maria Paronich,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
An analysis of federal court records linked to nitazene prosecutions indicates that roughly 90 kilograms of material containing nitazenes in different forms (powder and pills) have been seized over the past three years.
—
Jonathan Moens — Bellingcat,
STAT,
18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prosecutions
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For spring, the Docksides and Campsides models were reinterpreted in leather executions by historic American tannery Horween Leather Company.
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Since then, neither a bipartisan push to ban the practice nor a competing effort to bring nitrogen gas executions to Ohio has gone anywhere.
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Even simple implementations can improve responsiveness without increasing staffing costs.
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These implementations were also instrumental in immediately communicating some of the trends driving new takes on the high-end fragrance category.
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The only pick lacking in accomplishments so far is Zaccharie Risacher, whom the Hawks took first in 2024.
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And at Eboigbodin’s official visit at UCLA, his birth family from Nigeria and host family in Southern California were able to come together for the first time, celebrating his accomplishments and giving the future Bruin confidence that UCLA was home.
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“Prosecutions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prosecutions. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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