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Authorities prosecute people in accordance with the law, which has “nothing to do with their political stance, background or occupation,” the government said after Wong was charged last year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

Both the university and the local district attorney, who initially declined to prosecute the men, have come under fire for how they handled the case.

From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026

In a social media post, the Constitutional Court wrote that the two judges the government wants to prosecute were still the legally appointed senior justices of the court.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

The county is empowered by statute to investigate and prosecute violations of the Unfair Competition Law on behalf of California residents and to seek restitution, civil penalties and injunctive relief for any violations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

“No, but he agreed to drop all the charges. He promised not to prosecute if you promise to stop spreading stories about him. He also wants you to get some psychological counseling,” my mother said.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen

For criminal charges to be filed, the case must be referred by police to the district attorney’s office, which prosecutes felonies, or the city attorney, which handles most misdemeanors.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

Established in 2002, the ICC prosecutes individuals accused of the gravest atrocities and acts as a last resort when countries do not have adequate legal systems to ensure accountability.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

This month, Venezuela and the military juntas in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger also started the process of leaving the ICC, based in The Hague, which prosecutes individuals for war crimes and crimes against humanity.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 22, 2026

These two sources of knowledge cannot be separated, in the estimation of any one who feels the deep interest of the inquiry, and seriously prosecutes the important question,—what is truth.

From The Philosophy of the Moral Feelings by John Abercrombie

Johnson had prosecuted graft and civic corruption in San Francisco, and his progressive reforms gave California voters some of the very tools your ballot offers you today: the initiative, recall, referendum, and women’s suffrage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

In a rebuttal, Mulroy noted that more than 40,000 defendants are prosecuted by his office each year.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

Justice Minister Gerald Darmanin said Wednesday that 174 people of the 2,500 arrested since last weekend had been locked up, and more than 900 were being prosecuted.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

An NHS trust is being prosecuted over the deaths of two children who had sepsis, the BBC has learned.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

A year later, when Anna Brown’s murder was prosecuted, Mollie attended the trial.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

Roy’s allies counter that prosecuting misdemeanors is only a third of the city attorney’s job — and typically the less complex part.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

In relation to Mariano, a prosecuting barrister said she had a lead role in the offending and there was evidence that £174,000 passed between the accounts of the two defendants.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

It requires prosecuting the perpetrators of violence and educating the student body of their rights and the systems in place to protect them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

She later took a post as deputy trial counsel with the State Bar of California in Los Angeles, prosecuting attorneys for professional misconduct.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Left the Point to become a prosecuting attorney, to which he is well suited.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara