prosecution
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The utility firm was sentenced at Exeter Magistrates' Court following a prosecution brought by the Drinking Water Inspectorate.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
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
Successfully proving selective prosecution is notoriously difficult—judges rarely grant it.
From Slate • 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
The threatened prosecution of aliens also backfired on the Federalists, when Irish immigrants in New York and Germans in Pennsylvania, formerly staunch supporters of the Adams administration, went over to the Republicans in droves.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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