PROSECUTE


Meaning of PROSECUTE in English

verb

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADVERB

successfully

But despite their efforts, only three thousand cases were successfully prosecuted .

Only five of the 42 offending mills had been successfully prosecuted .

■ NOUN

attorney

Rick Romley, Maricopa County attorney , declined to prosecute them, however.

Cummins replaced Linda Klee, who was demoted to trial attorney and will prosecute gang-related cases, Hallinan said.

authority

The authorities who prosecuted Lisa had explanations for everything.

case

But despite their efforts, only three thousand cases were successfully prosecuted .

The division decides which cases to prosecute , plea bargain or drop.

All Supreme Court cases and selected district court cases were prosecuted by a government official.

In 33 cases , guards were prosecuted .

court

Mr Antonis Georges, prosecuting , told the court they were specimen charges.

Lady Ardshiel was prosecuted through the courts in an unsuccessful attempt to recover rents received by her since Culloden.

Of those cases reported, less than half are prosecuted through the courts and only 23 percent result in convictions.

Twice Joyce was prosecuted in the police courts .

crime

The chief military prosecutor said 12 servicemen are being prosecuted for crimes against civilians in Chechnya and another 46 are being investigated.

But officials prosecuting the crime deny that police were involved.

Among those Gutierrez prosecuted for the crime were two former federal police commanders with alleged underworld connections, Martinez said.

decision

And last night his colleagues and family had no doubt that a decision to prosecute drove Mr Stewart to his death.

This involves giving legal advice to ministers and implementing government decisions , as well as prosecuting those who contravene regulations.

It is too soon to say when a decision whether to prosecute will be taken.

government

This involves giving legal advice to ministers and implementing government decisions, as well as prosecuting those who contravene regulations.

Previous complaints by environmental organisations, like those on drinking water, have resulted in the Government being prosecuted .

law

The accused may be prosecuted under Criminal Law whereas a private individual may be sued under Civil Law.

Holmes sought their identities, so he could prosecute them for violating laws regarding grand jury secrecy.

Holmes had subpoenaed Lenhart to name the jurors, so he could prosecute them for violating laws requiring grand jury secrecy.

Magistrates, jurors and local constables showed themselves increasingly willing to prosecute the laws against the Nonconformists.

offence

Can the hotel receptionist be prosecuted for an offence under s.14 Trade Descriptions Act 1968?

It was the first time the company has been prosecuted for a hygiene offence .

offender

The authority has warned that it will not hesitate to prosecute persistent offenders .

They commit themselves to inquire into all alleged cases of torture and to prosecute offenders .

The Civil Rights Division prosecuted the offender after he sought to intimidate the victim by burning a cross near his home.

office

She said her office prosecuted just three panhandling cases last year in the downtown area.

officer

A reluctance to prosecute police officers .

Despite the increase in incidents of police abuse, the department showed disinterest in prosecuting police officers for brutality.

Brendan Kelly, prosecuting , said the officers were invited to choose from a selection of women aged between 18 and 30.

people

Earlier this month police in Brixton, south London, abandoned prosecuting people found with small amounts of the drug.

There is nothing unfair and nothing bogus or malicious about upholding the law and prosecuting people who are charged with breaking it.

And revisions to the legal system to deal with the increase in cases means they will be able to prosecute more people .

There should be codes of practice and we should prosecute people who carelessly ignore the interests of their surroundings.

police

When police failed to prosecute Ferrier, Miss Brady threatened to bring a private prosecution.

Such claims may only be investigated by the police and prosecuted in the normal way.

Fortunately the police did not prosecute and she was very successfully treated with medication.

It was a totally unprovoked attack and in the end the police were prosecuted for assault.

Last year Thames Valley police cautioned or prosecuted sixteen hundred and seventy-three people possessing controlled drugs.

But the police say they will prosecute where offences can be proved.

war

A serious threat to the government's ability to prosecute the war were rumours of an imminent military coupd'etat.

The government had neither funds nor resources with which to prosecute a successful war against her stronger northern neighbor.

He had prosecuted a war against the Dark Elves.

■ VERB

arrest

Over a 45-day stretch beginning last January, only 200 of 7,000 people arrested were prosecuted .

Although suspects in many of the other church fires have been arrested and prosecuted , the Salem arsonists remain at large.

decide

Officers are now deciding whether to prosecute the makers and retailers.

The division decides which cases to prosecute , plea bargain or drop.

The department said it had not decided where it would prosecute the Unabom case.

More recently, Prueher decided to prosecute Capt.

investigate

The Justice Department had spent tens of millions of dollars to investigate and prosecute .

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

Baldwin was prosecuted in 1998 for distributing child pornography on line.

Last year, Napolitano's office prosecuted 115 child abuse cases, the highest number in the nation.

People who give the police false information will be prosecuted.

The Prime Minister pledged to do everything possible to prosecute those who carried out the bombing.

The shopkeeper is unlikely to prosecute if the stolen goods are returned.

We will continue to prosecute the war to the end.

Who is going to prosecute the case?

Winstanley was prosecuted for criminal damage of property.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

Employers who are aware of a problem and who don't act are liable to be prosecuted.

However, Bee said she still planned to prosecute the four on robbery charges in Superior Court.

Older men are more likely to be prosecuted.

Persecuting the tout - and, if possible, prosecuting him as well - has become a sport in itself.

That bill would have allowed juveniles to be prosecuted as adults for drug conspiracy, violent crimes and offenses involving guns.

The evidence in this case was so weak that to prosecute it at all was questionable.

Then he drove off, the wrong way down the dual carriageway, said Jane Cockburn, prosecuting.

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