prosecute - use in sentences

Object

  • perpetrator: Why should the victims of discrimination be left to prosecute the perpetrators?
  • fraudsters: A telephone hotline has been set-up by the OFT to collect evidence which the Canadian authorities can use to prosecute the fraudsters.
  • polluter: The NRA has substantial powers, reinforced by recent case law, to prosecute polluters of groundwater supplies.

Preposition: on

  • behalf: The CPS prosecutes on behalf of the public at large and not just in the interest of any particular individual.

Used with why or when

  • where: Prosecutions The Council can prosecute where an offense has been committed ( see above ).

Preposition: in

  • court: I never thought The CPS would allow ' lay ' staff to prosecute in court.

Preposition: for

  • driving: You can also be prosecuted for careless driving or dangerous driving which carry higher penalties.
  • manslaughter: The judgment is the first successful judicial review of a decision not to prosecute for manslaughter over a workplace death.
  • breach: Where this approach fails there remains the option to prosecute for breach of license conditions.
  • fraud: How many people do we prosecute for benefit fraud?
  • possession: They allowed cannabis to be sold from youth centers and coffee shops, predominantly in Amsterdam and did not prosecute for possession.

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