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Prosecuting | Prosecuted | Prosecutes

Prosecuting meaning

present participle and gerund of prosecute

Using Prosecuting

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of prosecute
  • In the example corpus, prosecuting often appears in combinations such as: prosecuting said, prosecuting told, prosecuting the.

Context around Prosecuting

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 8 start, 10 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

deputy 2× national 1× attorney 1× team 1× petterson 1× pettengell 1× longtime 1× hammersley 1× saeed 1× brazel 1×

Often after:

attorney 3× authority 2× appointees 1× agency 1× women 1× uribe 1× russia 1×

Sentence patterns with Prosecuting

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

andrew petterson prosecuting said that 1× anthony pettengell prosecuting the defendant 1× believe in prosecuting women who 1× ben hammersley prosecuting said that 1× bilal saeed prosecuting said the 1× both are prosecuting trump over 1× brennan sc prosecuting that the 1× caitlin brazel prosecuting said broadbent 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

assistant u s 2× a local garda 1× after seeing the 1× and abolitionists strongly 1× and grewal federal 1× andrew petterson prosecuting 1×

Common sentence endings:

prosecuting the case 2× and her siblings 1× arrest mapisa nqakula 1× attorney spencer rammell 1× august this year 1× confined to georgia 1×

Words around Prosecuting

Just before it in the word index:

prosecutes 16 prosecuted 716 prosecute 496 prosecutable 4 prosectors 4 prosection 3

Just after it in the word index:

prosecution 2.494 prosecutions 374 prosecutor 2.448 prosecutorial 62 prosecutors 3.480 proselyte 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

affection 581 aisle 581 allison 581 applause 581 brace 581 constituted 581

Corpus analysis for Prosecuting

  • In this selection, "prosecuting" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, deputy, national, attorney, attorney, authority and appointees stand out and add context to how "prosecuting" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include andrew petterson prosecuting said that and anthony pettengell prosecuting the defendant. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "prosecuting" sits close to words such as affection, aisle and allison, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with prosecuting

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

And abolitionists strongly believe in prosecuting women who have abortions. (10 words)

Assistant U.S. Attorney Edward J. Canter is prosecuting the case. (11 words)

Bilal Saeed, prosecuting, said the offences were all committed in the Haslingden area. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

Bell, 48, is a former city councilman in Ferguson, Missouri, the town where the fatal police shooting of Bell defeated longtime Prosecuting Attorney Bob McCulloch in the Democratic primary in 2018 and easily won in that year’s general election. (40 words)

At an earlier sentencing hearing, Detective Garda Tracy O’Reilly told Simon Matthews BL, prosecuting, that Google made a referral to the online child exploitation unit in relation to material on an account in the defendant’s name. (38 words)

Beyond the tricky interplay of international law and institutions, there are practical considerations when it comes to prosecuting Russia’s crimes, says Sharon Weill, associate professor of international law at the American University of Paris. (35 words)

Example sentences (20)

Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Tawyna Rawlings is sitting at the table along with Madison County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Spencer Rammell.

During court proceedings last week, National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) counsel Makhosi Gwala argued that the prosecuting authority never threatened to arrest Mapisa-Nqakula.

According to them, the AG is engaged in a cover-up as he is not prosecuting appointees who are committing serious crimes against the state.

After seeing the video of Gonzales` arrest, the assistant district attorney prosecuting the vehicle theft filed an excessive force complaint, prompting an internal police investigation, according to the lawsuit.

All in all, the trial is likely to go on for several more years at snail’s pace if the prosecuting agency conducts the same in this fashion.

A local garda told Eilis Brennan SC, prosecuting, that the girl's parents used to go out on Sunday nights and the boy would babysit her and her siblings.

And abolitionists strongly believe in prosecuting women who have abortions.

And Grewal, federal prosecutors claim, didn’t share with the team prosecuting Uribe that Menendez had approached him.

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Andrew Petterson, prosecuting, said that Hartley indecently touched the girl a number of times.

Anthony Pettengell, prosecuting, the defendant was arrested after traces of his blood and DNA were recovered from the scene.

Assistant United States Attorney Ranee A. Katzenstein, Chief of the Major Frauds Section, is prosecuting this case,” stated the DOJ.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Edward J. Canter is prosecuting the case.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Taylor Kraus for the Western District of Wisconsin and Trial Attorneys Slava Kuperstein and Julie Pfluger of the Civil Rights Division’s Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit are prosecuting the case.

At an earlier sentencing hearing, Detective Garda Tracy O’Reilly told Simon Matthews BL, prosecuting, that Google made a referral to the online child exploitation unit in relation to material on an account in the defendant’s name.

Bell, 48, is a former city councilman in Ferguson, Missouri, the town where the fatal police shooting of Bell defeated longtime Prosecuting Attorney Bob McCulloch in the Democratic primary in 2018 and easily won in that year’s general election.

Ben Hammersley, prosecuting, said that McMurray and the woman had been together for four years.

Beyond the tricky interplay of international law and institutions, there are practical considerations when it comes to prosecuting Russia’s crimes, says Sharon Weill, associate professor of international law at the American University of Paris.

Bilal Saeed, prosecuting, said the offences were all committed in the Haslingden area.

Both are prosecuting Trump over his efforts to subvert the election, with Willis’ case being confined to Georgia.

Caitlin Brazel, prosecuting, said Broadbent had been in a relationship with the victim for more than 20 years when the assault happened in August this year.

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Common combinations with prosecuting

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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What does "prosecuting" mean?
Prosecuting means: present participle and gerund of prosecute
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