prosecute
Example Sentences
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Johnson had prosecuted graft and civic corruption in San Francisco, and his progressive reforms gave California voters some of the very tools your ballot offers you today: the initiative, recall, referendum, and women’s suffrage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
While the law applied statewide, it disproportionately impacted Shelby County, where half of the state’s 40 death row prisoners were prosecuted.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026
In total, 28 people are being prosecuted, including participants in the Novotel meeting and former Senate president Richard Ravalomanana.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
Arthur's husband fled town before he could stand trial, was never prosecuted, and died in 2004.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
"Do you think Jack Franklin should be prosecuted?"
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
