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Local authorities said they declined to prosecute in 2024 because the complainant's testimony did not establish a lack of consent.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

In New York, legislation has been put forth every year since 2019 to make it easier to prosecute these cases.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

The attorney general will, if warranted, prosecute any offences found by her investigation and present evidence to a grand jury, the governor said.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

“We will aggressively prosecute those who put our national security at risk for profit.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

"Well, you've indicted someone for perjury for contradicting the state's case. Do you intend to prosecute everyone who challenges the evidence in this case?"

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

The city attorney also prosecutes misdemeanors — a job most other cities keep separate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

He is the first Asian former head of state to face trial at the ICC, which prosecutes individuals for the world's worst crimes such as war crimes and crimes against humanity.

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

For criminal charges to be filed, the case must be referred by police to the district attorney’s office, which prosecutes felonies, or the city attorney, which handles most misdemeanors.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

While the ICC prosecutes individuals, the ICJ adjudicates disputes between states.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

He will make an excellent pianist if he prosecutes his study as faithfully as he has commenced it.

From Music and Some Highly Musical People by James M. Trotter

Wieland, the Cancún vacationer, was prosecuted after an anonymous tip and pleaded guilty to fraud earlier this year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

The South African's work had been "instrumental in ensuring that war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide are prosecuted", said the chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee Jørgen Watne Frydnes.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

The ICC, based in The Hague, is heir to the Nuremberg tribunals that prosecuted Nazi war criminals after World War II and special courts that held trials after the Yugoslav wars and the Rwandan genocide.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

“This administration has been clear: anyone who assaults or obstructs law enforcement will be arrested and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

But if the which-hunt is prosecuted too zealously, it may leave behind a garden path.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

Matthew Parris, prosecuting, told the court that the defendant was seen piloting the boat, which was being followed by French authorities.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

She later took a post as deputy trial counsel with the State Bar of California in Los Angeles, prosecuting attorneys for professional misconduct.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Undocumented residents don’t enjoy the same legal rights as citizens, and deporting someone is a much lower lift, legally speaking, than prosecuting someone for a crime they didn’t commit.

From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2026

State law bars prosecuting people who erroneously end up on the rolls, and if the government later encourages them to vote, there’s an entrapment defense.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

Left the Point to become a prosecuting attorney, to which he is well suited.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara