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prosecution

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




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David Vulin, 32, completed the terms of a “pre-filing diversion” agreement with the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office, and no longer faces the threat of prosecution, according to his attorney R.J.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

When asked about an additional prosecution experiment that involves the lighter prosecutors believe ignited the blaze, Haney said that testing “will be central in trial two.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

In its closing arguments, the prosecution condemned Luque's "inaction," saying his attitude "was always to do nothing" in the face of the warning signs that Maradona was exhibiting.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

Advocate depute, Alex Prentice KC, representing the prosecution, said discussions over the case had been going on "for a long time".

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

But when I spoke with Doug Jones, the attorney for the prosecution and a friend of mine, I discovered that Bobby Cherrys attorney had subpoenaed me to testify as a witness for the defense\ “What?”

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry

Gen. Rob Bonta is scheduled to make his own announcement about state healthcare fraud prosecutions at a news conference Thursday morning.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

First, the astonishing magnitude of Medicaid and other fraud uncovered by federal prosecutions over the past four years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Ho is the only defendant to plead guilty to the prosecutions.

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

The company also agreed to continue cooperating with the government in criminal prosecutions related to the matter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

Since then, the number of bias-motivated prosecutions has steadily gone down.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater


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