prosecute
Example Sentences
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"Instead of internalising that pain, reach outwards. There's nothing wrong with going to the police even if you decide not to prosecute."
From BBC • May 30, 2026
After the deadly 2024 fire, the government promised a safety audit of all schools and to prosecute violators, but it is not clear if any measures were implemented.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
The harder problem is building a legal system from scratch to prosecute them.
From Slate • May 27, 2026
There’s a simple way to lower healthcare costs without requiring Americans to bear unacceptable trade-offs: prosecute Medicaid fraud and put the recovered funds back into citizens’ pockets.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
One senator denounced the various “illegal plots, counterplots, espionage, decoys, dictographs” that were being used not to “detect and prosecute crime but...to shield profiteers, bribe takers and favorites.”
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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