How to Use prosecution in a Sentence

prosecution

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  • The defense told the jury that the prosecution had not proved its case.
  • There has been an increase in prosecutions for gun-related crimes.
  • The prosecution called their first witness.
  • The defendant is awaiting prosecution.
  • The prosecution rests, Your Honor.
  • The guilty plea came amid prosecution delays that have made the case drag on for more than three years.
    — CBS News, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Now, Smith has sought to bring an end to both of the historic prosecutions of the former and next president.
    — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 26 Nov. 2024
  • As in the 1870s, scores of federal prosecutions have taken place over the last four years.
    — Brittany Friedman / Made By History, TIME, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Boeing failed to meet the terms of a 2021 agreement that would have shielded it from prosecution.
    — Anika Seth, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
  • Hiles was on the witness list for the prosecution as well as the defense in Riley’s case but neither side called him.
    — Tom Jackman, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Oct. 2022
  • The next witness was Rachel Dejneka, a cousin of Jane Doe #1’s who was more helpful to the prosecution’s case.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 24 Oct. 2022
  • The prosecution, meanwhile, is on edge as the trial has now stretched into day eight.
    — Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 12 Oct. 2022
  • This year is on track to exceed 2023 for the total number of such prosecutions.
    — Will Carless, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2024
  • The trial could last up to three weeks, attorneys for the defense and prosecution have said.
    — Alta Spells, CNN, 23 Jan. 2023
  • The tapes were then used later in 1974 in the corruption prosecutions of Nixon's former aides.
    — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 23 Dec. 2023
  • The tapes were then used later in 1974 in the corruption prosecutions of Nixon’s former aides.
    — Mark Sherman, Fortune, 23 Dec. 2023
  • At the time the charges were dismissed, Blanche also raised the specter of a political prosecution.
    — Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2023
  • With Wednesday’s plea, the prosecution of Duran will be over.
    — Andrea Estes, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Sep. 2022
  • Munro declined to comment further, citing a gag order issued by the judge for the prosecution and the defense in the case.
    — James Bikales, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2022
  • This phone call was a major part of the prosecution’s case against Peterson.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2022
  • The last state sentence of the officers marks the end of original prosecutions for those involved in Floyd's death.
    — Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner, 7 Aug. 2023
  • In November, the same prosecution team failed to convict three associates of the Oath Keepers of the crime.
    — Rachel Weiner, Washington Post, 23 Jan. 2023
  • New data shows the number of federal prosecutions for making threats spiked last year, and is on track to hit a new high in 2023.
    — Will Carless, USA TODAY, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The Oath Keepers trial is the highest-profile prosecution to arise from the 2021 Capitol chaos.
    — Spencer S. Hsu, Washington Post, 16 June 2023
  • At trial, the prosecution and defense agreed that the man who stabbed Patrice was the same person who kidnapped and murdered Sharita.
    — John H. Tucker, Popular Mechanics, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Over time, prosecution witnesses can move out of state and memories grow fuzzy, and that weakens the state’s case.
    — oregonlive, 9 Jan. 2023
  • The laws allow people to respond to threats or force without fear of criminal prosecution in any place where a person has the right to be.
    — Nouran Salahieh, CNN, 19 Apr. 2023
  • The trio resigned their positions but no charges were brought against them, despite calls for their prosecution.
    — Nimi Princewill, CNN, 10 Oct. 2023
  • More than a dozen people who were part of former special counsel Jack Smith's prosecution were fired.
    — Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 29 Jan. 2025
  • The Justice Department is now dismissing hundreds of cases that were still under active prosecution.
    — Sharyl Attkisson, Baltimore Sun, 30 Jan. 2025

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