prosecute
Example Sentences
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The harder problem is building a legal system from scratch to prosecute them.
From Slate • May 27, 2026
State officials rarely prosecute federal agents for actions related to their official duties because the agents have legal protections that can make convicting them difficult.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
No relevant precedent existed, and given the unique crimes the Nazi hierarchy had committed, it would require ex post facto laws to prosecute them.
From Salon • May 18, 2026
Todd Spitzer has vowed to prosecute parents who allow their children to ride e-motorcycles, or modify e-bikes to function as such, calling the devices a “loaded weapon.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Whenever I forget to take the chicken out of the freezer, she lectures me—and then proceeds to prosecute me for forgetting to turn in my language arts essay.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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