prosecute
Example Sentences
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After the deadly 2024 fire, the government promised a safety audit of all schools and to prosecute violators, but it is not clear if any measures were implemented.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
The incident was referred to the FBI and Homeland Security Investigations, but ultimately the agencies had declined to prosecute.
From Slate • May 28, 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
Benbow said his team heavily relied on borrowers reporting loan sharks to enable them to investigate and prosecute, but that not everyone who called them for advice was willing to share detailed information.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
One senator denounced the various “illegal plots, counterplots, espionage, decoys, dictographs” that were being used not to “detect and prosecute crime but...to shield profiteers, bribe takers and favorites.”
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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