In a sentence
Six example sentences with prosecute, each labelled with its topic.
The district attorney chose to prosecute the case herself, appearing before the jury on the first morning of the trial.
Law
Regulators promised to prosecute the two firms that dumped solvent into the creek, and both received summonses in April.
Environment
The company will prosecute anyone selling stolen account credentials, and its lawyers have already filed against three overseas resellers.
Technology
In 1794 the crown chose to prosecute a London printer for his pamphlets, and the jury acquitted him in hours.
History
Regulators decided to prosecute the trader for using tips from a friend at the bank to buy shares before the merger.
Finance
The new attorney general promised to prosecute officials who took bribes, and three council members were charged by June.
Politics
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