prosecution

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She said that an expert for the prosecution conceded that point and that the data from Grossman’s Mercedes had anomalies and should be disregarded.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

The utility firm was sentenced at Exeter Magistrates' Court following a prosecution brought by the Drinking Water Inspectorate.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

He told parliament: "I do not think there is anything a parliamentary inquiry can add to a five-year forensic police investigation that has resulted in the successful prosecution of an individual and his guilty plea."

From BBC • May 28, 2026

His prosecution follows the April arrest of Gannon Ken Van Dyke, a U.S. special-forces soldier accused of using his role in the military operation in Venezuela to earn more than $400,000 in betting profits.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

They did not fare very well, though each of them negotiated some skimpily favorable remark before the protesting prosecution, which contended that personal comments of this nature were “incompetent, irrelevant, immaterial,” hushed and banished them.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote