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prosecution

[pros-i-kyoo-shuhn] / ˌprɒs ɪˈkyu ʃən /




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Ryan Randall from the Crown Prosecution Service said Morgan had showed "a complete disregard for the safety of other people who could have been in the pub".

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Prosecution documents say that during an interrogation in late January 2025, investigators asked him why someone might commit arson in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Holly Morton, from the Crown Prosecution Service, thanked the victim for her bravery in reporting what happened to her.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Based on the file, Dubai Public Prosecution issued an arrest warrant to initiate legal procedures ahead of his extradition.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

If a Drop of Innocent Blood should be shed, in the Prosecution of the Witchcrafts among us, how unhappy are we!

From The Wonders of the Invisible World Being an Account of the Tryals of Several Witches Lately Executed in New-England, to which is added A Farther Account of the Tryals of the New-England Witches by Mather, Cotton




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