prosecute
prosecutable
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a word derived from
prosecute.
Example Sentences
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"Repealing the defence would, by definition, make this kind of reasonable parental behaviour prosecutable."
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026
Are you seeing prosecutable behavior when you see these things?
From Slate ● Jan. 20, 2026
Representatives of Binance sought to make the case that Zhao’s actions wouldn’t have been prosecutable under the current administration, according to a person familiar with the discussions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025
The charge against the 41-year-old founder of the Seattle-based tech company was dismissed on Tuesday due to a lack of prosecutable evidence, according to the Riverside County district attorney’s office.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2025
I’m to conduct an investigation into the possibility that this thing, the other night, was a frame-up, and I’m to prepare complaints against anybody who’s done anything prosecutable.
From Little Fuzzy by H. Beam Piper
