prosecutions

noun

plural of prosecution
as in executions
the doing of an action oversaw the prosecution of the president's foreign policy

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Recent Examples of prosecutions Vance then had Attorney General Todd Blanche and other top officials give more details on multiple recent SNAP theft prosecutions. — Eli Hager, ProPublica, 23 Oct. 2026 The book traces the women’s histories of abuse, poverty and addiction, raising questions about convictions shaped by inadequate legal defenses and possible wrongful prosecutions. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026 Prosecutors accused them of using AI to fake voices and images of Vietnamese leaders, illustrating how prosecutions can target political criticism. — Jordi Calvet-Bademunt, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026 The constitutional protection against double jeopardy generally does not prohibit separate state and federal prosecutions for the same underlying conduct. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026 But election experts said the lack of more prosecutions was telling. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026 His speech will come as France begins a nationwide cleanup effort and authorities prepare prosecutions for those arrested. — Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026 The Elmore County Sheriff’s Office denied Statesman public records requests for the 911 audio recording and all police reports related to Laura Hamilton and Megan James, citing pending prosecutions. — Idaho Statesman, 9 Oct. 2026 Mangione’s lawyers repeatedly raised concerns about the dual prosecutions, arguing their client was being unfairly tried twice for the same crime. — Kara Scannell, CNN Money, 9 Oct. 2026
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  1. executions
  2. implementations
  3. accomplishments
Noun
  • Public executions by stoning, burning or hanging were originally meant to show a wide audience the consequences of breaking the law for crimes ranging from adultery to robbery to murder.
    — Dr. Michael Good, Hartford Courant, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Florida has carried out more than half of the 32 total executions in the country so far this year, including Reaves.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of executions
Noun
  • Developers can now produce many implementations much faster, but the difficult work has not disappeared.
    — Luis Aburto, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The earbuds also support Dolby Atmos immersive audio, which is more subtle than some spatial audio implementations.
    — Christian de Looper, PC Magazine, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of implementations
Noun
  • That more than three hundred thousand packages are delivered somewhere in the world every minute of every day is a monument to his accomplishments.
    — Marc Levinson, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2026
  • In her new role, Danielle will help celebrate her aunt's life and accomplishments while offering a personal perspective on the woman behind the music, according to a press release announcing the appointment.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of accomplishments

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