prosecute
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"If you steal taxpayers' dollars, if you exploit a programme meant to help students, we are resolved to find you and prosecute you," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
The statute allows the court to prosecute nonmember state nationals if they commit war crimes and crimes against humanity on the territory of member states.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
His case was also shared with the local district attorney, who has the authority to prosecute misuse of confidential governmental data, but the district attorney declined to pursue criminal charges, the audit said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
In New York, legislation has been put forth every year since 2019 to make it easier to prosecute these cases.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
“No, but he agreed to drop all the charges. He promised not to prosecute if you promise to stop spreading stories about him. He also wants you to get some psychological counseling,” my mother said.
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
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The city attorney also prosecutes misdemeanors — a job most other cities keep separate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
He is the first Asian former head of state to face trial at the ICC, which prosecutes individuals for the world's worst crimes such as war crimes and crimes against humanity.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
While the ICC prosecutes individuals, the ICJ adjudicates disputes between states.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
A remaining issue is that the SEC has its own judicial system with administrative courts through which it prosecutes alleged violations of its rules.
From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026
These two sources of knowledge cannot be separated, in the estimation of any one who feels the deep interest of the inquiry, and seriously prosecutes the important question,—what is truth.
From The Philosophy of the Moral Feelings by John Abercrombie
The family had argued that as Kris Harrison is a British citizen, a mechanism exists under certain circumstances, where those from the United Kingdom who commit murder or manslaughter, can be prosecuted before British courts.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
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
But campaigner Umi pointed out that some previously prosecuted firms have failed to pay fines or carry out forest restoration.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
“A thousand dollars? He will not get a cent. We shall have him prosecuted immediately. Contact our attorneys, Mother.”
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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It requires prosecuting the perpetrators of violence and educating the student body of their rights and the systems in place to protect them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
She later took a post as deputy trial counsel with the State Bar of California in Los Angeles, prosecuting attorneys for professional misconduct.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Like Mindgard founder Garraghan, Prof Woodward believes there should be a greater focus on identifying and prosecuting humans who misuse AI.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Pamela Kaiga, prosecuting, said Pritchard had previously been prosecuted for perverting the course of justice with lies about her ex-husband.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Left the Point to become a prosecuting attorney, to which he is well suited.
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
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