Prosecution means The act of prosecuting a scheme or endeavor. This page lists 20 example sentences from real texts, plus synonyms like defense or collection.

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Prosecution in a sentence

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Prosecution meaning

  1. The act of prosecuting a scheme or endeavor.
  2. The institution of legal proceedings (particularly criminal) against a person.
  3. The prosecuting party.

Synonyms of Prosecution

defense continuance pursuance assemblage accumulation aggregation collection action at law action legal action criminal prosecution continuation

Example sentences (20)

A plea deal is a negotiated resolution of a criminal case between the person accused of a crime and the prosecution.

Court documents also reveal that prosecution letters were sent to Gallagher four times between December and February.

Crewe magistrates have now issued a warrant for 58-year-old’s arrest, at the request of the Crown Prosecution Service.

A rally demanding that Attorney General Rob Bonta take up the prosecution of former police officer Christopher Samayoa.

As the owner failed to comply a £300 fixed penalty notice was issued which has been paid to avoid prosecution in Court.

Bowles has sought to have the case thrown out, citing numerous irregularities and missteps by the prosecution.

A message was left with the police union seeking comment on the family’s call for the officer’s dismissal and prosecution.

As former BBC employees, they fear that they could face prosecution from the BBC for stealing the episodes.

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Defendants often do not have many options, and they generally have far less power and fewer resources than the prosecution.

Defense and prosecution also disagreed on whether Ritchie gave Schaefer a warning that Schneider was planning on killing him.

Claims that the Manhattan DA’s potential prosecution will trigger a pro-Trump backlash are part of a long and dubious history.

An allegation that he had assaulted the same woman by beating her was discontinued by the prosecution.

Clinging to the Crown’s case theory and fearing the DNA would upend its case, the prosecution dismissed the DNA as a red herring.

Defence lawyers objected to a prosecution request for the suspects to remain in custody until then.

Defense, prosecution and judge have no issue dismissing the potential juror for financial hardship.

As a result, law enforcement officials disclosed that “several” merchants are facing criminal prosecution for conspiracy to defraud.

And he narrowly avoided spending his first night behind bars after Mr Janke successfully fought off a prosecution detention application.

After dozens of witnesses and weeks of fraught testimony, the prosecution and defense rested.

But the devastating toll of that prosecution was enough to destroy the couple's relationship.

Centre for Women’s Justice director Harriet Wistrich was also among those questioning whether the prosecution was in the public interest.

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Common combinations with prosecution

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Frequently asked questions

How do you use "prosecution" in a sentence?
An example: "A plea deal is a negotiated resolution of a criminal case between the person accused of a crime and the prosecution." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "prosecution" from real English texts.
What does "prosecution" mean?
Prosecution means: The act of prosecuting a scheme or endeavor.
What are synonyms of "prosecution"?
Common synonyms of "prosecution" include: defense, continuance, pursuance, assemblage, accumulation, aggregation, collection, action at law. Plus 4 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "prosecution" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "prosecution", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

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