prosecutes
Example Sentences
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It investigates alleged crimes and prosecutes when evidentiary standards are met.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026
The ICC, which prosecutes individuals for war crimes and crimes against humanity, is suffering arguably the most difficult period in its 23-year history.
From Barron's • Dec. 1, 2025
When America chooses to join World War I, the government prosecutes dissidents and silences protests.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2025
Those numbers, however, don't amount to much in the grand scheme, given the rate at which Louisiana "incarcerates and prosecutes and entangles people in the criminal legal system left and right every day," Romero said.
From Salon • Sep. 5, 2024
The decision on the demurrer was in favor of the plaintiff; and as the plaintiff prosecutes this writ of error, he does not complain of the decision on the demurrer.
From Report of the Decision of the Supreme Court of the United States, and the Opinions of the Judges Thereof, in the Case of Dred Scott versus John F.A. Sandford December Term, 1856. by Howard, Benjamin C.
