PROSECUTION Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

prosecution

noun

ˌprä-si-ˈkyü-shən

Definition of prosecution

as in execution

the doing of an action oversaw the prosecution of the president's foreign policy

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Recent Examples of prosecution The order also directed federal prosecutors to prioritize prosecutions of any election official believed to be violating election laws. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Then, in July 2024, the Supreme Court said in a different case that presidents are immune from prosecution tied to official acts and that evidence related to official acts cannot be used in criminal cases. — Emily R. Condon, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 On Thursday, attorneys for the defense and prosecution made their closing arguments in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, the woman in Massachusetts who stands accused of killing her three children. — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2026 States who decline to use the lists could be subject to prosecution. — Caitlin Babcock, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for prosecution

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Noun

The executions include that of Christa Pike, the first woman set to be put to death in Tennessee in more than 200 years.

— Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
The gap between intention and execution is often a habit gap.

— Jason Bork, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of execution

Noun

Whenever possible, leaders should test workflows, involve frontline employees in the evaluation process and consider the full lifecycle cost of implementation, integration, support, upgrades and maintenance.

— Paul Toomey, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
The council eventually agreed in May to delay implementation of the minimum wage increase by 18 months in exchange for the business coalition withdrawing the gross receipts measure.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of implementation

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What happens when the response to the horror of 9/11 becomes an arena for perpetration of further crimes, rather than the healing of wounds already inflicted?

— Christopher Coffman, The Conversation, 24 Aug. 2026
Pipkins is charged with kidnapping and first-degree murder in perpetration of a kidnapping.

— KC Baker, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025