prosecution
Example Sentences
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This distinction between official acts deserving immunity and criminal conduct deserving prosecution should sound familiar.
While there, he handled only two prosecutions related to elections.
From Los Angeles Times
If such denials can be made with a straight face, they may carry the day when a prosecution is at stake.
The investigation will explore whether prosecutions will be necessary.
From BBC
In the real economy, private contracts, “buyer beware” principles, and the prosecutions of fraudsters sustain a healthy ecosystem of bespoke arrangements.
From Barron's
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