prosecutes

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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

It investigates alleged crimes and prosecutes when evidentiary standards are met.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

“When the government prosecutes antitrust violations, the goal should be to uphold the law, lower prices, and protect consumers and small businesses,” Klobuchar said in the statement.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

Those numbers, however, don't amount to much in the grand scheme, given the rate at which Louisiana "incarcerates and prosecutes and entangles people in the criminal legal system left and right every day," Romero said.

From Salon • Sep. 5, 2024

Or, in other words, does the motive with which one prosecutes his secular business, other things being equal, make any difference in the pecuniary results?”

From Marital Power Exemplified in Mrs. Packard's Trial, and Self-Defence from the Charge of Insanity by Packard, Elizabeth Parsons Ware