as in executions
the doing of an action
oversaw the prosecution of the president's foreign policy
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Recent Examples of prosecutions
Officials highlighted major federal prosecutions in the Northern District of Texas, centered in Dallas, and the Northern District of Illinois, centered in Chicago.
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Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2026
Rwabukombe’s case remains one of Germany’s most notable Rwanda genocide prosecutions and serves as an important precedent for current German investigations.
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Reuters,
NBC news,
1 July 2026
Special Counsel Jack Smith dropped the charges after Trump won the 2024 election because the Justice Department bars prosecutions of sitting presidents.
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Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
Although federal law requires the VA to publish statistics on arrests, citations, investigations and prosecutions by local agencies, the campus police website has no link to crime data.
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Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
Mangione and his attorneys have long opposed the dual prosecutions in state and federal court, expressing concern about their ability to adequately prepare for two trials simultaneously.
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John Miller,
CNN Money,
25 June 2026
Those prosecutions remain ongoing.
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Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
Mangione, 28, has pleaded not guilty and faces both state and federal prosecutions in the high-profile case.
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Stepheny Price , Michael Ruiz , Maria Paronich,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
An analysis of federal court records linked to nitazene prosecutions indicates that roughly 90 kilograms of material containing nitazenes in different forms (powder and pills) have been seized over the past three years.
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Jonathan Moens — Bellingcat,
STAT,
18 June 2026
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2026
Rwabukombe’s case remains one of Germany’s most notable Rwanda genocide prosecutions and serves as an important precedent for current German investigations.
—
Reuters,
NBC news,
1 July 2026
Special Counsel Jack Smith dropped the charges after Trump won the 2024 election because the Justice Department bars prosecutions of sitting presidents.
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Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
Although federal law requires the VA to publish statistics on arrests, citations, investigations and prosecutions by local agencies, the campus police website has no link to crime data.
—
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
Mangione and his attorneys have long opposed the dual prosecutions in state and federal court, expressing concern about their ability to adequately prepare for two trials simultaneously.
—
John Miller,
CNN Money,
25 June 2026
Those prosecutions remain ongoing.
—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
Mangione, 28, has pleaded not guilty and faces both state and federal prosecutions in the high-profile case.
—
Stepheny Price , Michael Ruiz , Maria Paronich,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
An analysis of federal court records linked to nitazene prosecutions indicates that roughly 90 kilograms of material containing nitazenes in different forms (powder and pills) have been seized over the past three years.
—
Jonathan Moens — Bellingcat,
STAT,
18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prosecutions
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In Idaho, executions will be carried out at the Idaho Maximum Security Institution by three volunteer police marksmen whose identities will be kept confidential.
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What followed was the busiest period of executions in more than eight decades in a state that has long been a stronghold of capital punishment.
Noun
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Those implementations must treat policy design and technical design as equals.
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These implementations were also instrumental in immediately communicating some of the trends driving new takes on the high-end fragrance category.
Noun
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Recovery involves gathering vital information, documenting accomplishments, and focusing on networking and skill development, rather than internalizing it as personal failure.
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The nighttime event featured military bands and Air Force planes flying overhead, and a campaign-style speech by Trump attacking Democrats and praising his own accomplishments.
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