prosecution
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The investigation gained momentum after the Securities and Futures Commission of the Financial Services Commission detected signs of insider trading by Rainbow Robotics officials and referred the case to the prosecution, the report said.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
A prosecution barrister said that his interview had been edited to remove "repetition and irrelevant material", with the consent of all parties.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
As part of this deal, the prosecution called for a 44-month sentence for the pair, news agency AFP reported.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
One major contributor, the docuseries seems to argue, is the downfall of the prosecution at the hands of its own witnesses.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
As he was the person most in charge of Walter's wrongful prosecution and conviction, it was hard to reconcile his immunity with his culpability in the whole affair, but there was little we could do.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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The Bill of Rights
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