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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

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

The State Department said the low conviction levels demonstrated limited capacity to prosecute such crimes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

But publicly, they reviled it and were obligated to prosecute all slavers.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

Established in 2002, the ICC prosecutes individuals accused of the gravest atrocities, including war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide.

From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026

He said he would improve the way the city attorney prosecutes gun crimes and animal abusers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026

It investigates alleged crimes and prosecutes when evidentiary standards are met.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 22, 2026

Two days earlier, the commission voted unanimously to bifurcate the duties of the city attorney, currently an elected official who prosecutes misdemeanors and represents the city in civil litigation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2026

The thief takes a part of your property: he who prosecutes the thief for you takes another part: he who condemns the thief goes to the tax-gatherer and takes the third.

From Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection by Walter Savage Landor

Yet the chances of viewers themselves being prosecuted for watching a cheeky Saturday game on a pirate stream are extremely low.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

"Choosing Shell does not exempt the other companies from being prosecuted in the near future."

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

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

"To the gangs profiting from this disgraceful fraud: you will be prosecuted, stripped of your dirty money and shut down," she said.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Any violation meant he would be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

From "Orbiting Jupiter" by Gary D. Schmidt

Amnesty urged the UN General Assembly to "create an international criminal justice mechanism aimed at prosecuting those most implicated".

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

Despite reopening the case earlier this year, police have now had to drop it because the time limit for prosecuting harassment allegations has expired.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

In California, county district attorneys are responsible for prosecuting the vast majority of accused murderers when they go to trial and also deciding whether to seek the death penalty.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 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

The judge turned to the prosecuting attorney and asked, “Is there a plea arrangement, Ms. Adams?”

From "City Spies" by James Ponti