successful prosecution

collocation in English

meaningsofsuccessfulandprosecution

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successful
adjective
uk
/səkˈses.fəl/us
/səkˈses.fəl/
achieving the results wanted or ...
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prosecution
noun
uk
/ˌprɒs.ɪˈkjuː.ʃən/us
/ˌprɑː.səˈkjuː.ʃən/
the act of ...
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(Definition ofsuccessfulandprosecutionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is not just a matter of collecting intelligence, of mounting asuccessfulprosecutionand of giving evidence in court; it goes way beyond that.
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If an incident involving so many tragic deaths does not constitute a sufficient basis for asuccessfulprosecution, something is wrong.
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It made detection andsuccessfulprosecutionvery difficult.
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That evidence would, as in all legal proceedings, have to satisfy a court in order for asuccessfulprosecutionto be secured.
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Moreover, there is often the compensating relief that the report is of asuccessfulprosecution.
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Even when thesuccessfulprosecutionof a worker was obtained, there was dissatisfaction with the nature of the punishments delivered.
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The biggest problems will always be to obtain enough evidence for asuccessfulprosecution, and to arrest the alleged criminal.
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There is still much to be done for thesuccessfulprosecutionof the war, including much economic organisation.
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But this may operate against innocent defendants as well as against thesuccessfulprosecutionof the guilty.
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I understand that in the past 30 years or so there has been nosuccessfulprosecutionupon it.
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Thesuccessfulprosecutionof the war can only be carried out by a united people.
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Surely the work they are doing is confined primarily to thesuccessfulprosecutionof the war?
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This action was taken in view of the propaganda contained in these publications against thesuccessfulprosecutionof the war.
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Enforcement efforts yielded asuccessfulprosecutionand this will have provided a substantial deterrent effect.
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The number of cases resulting in asuccessfulprosecution, caution or administrative penalty is in the table.
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As a recentsuccessfulprosecutionhas shown, more serious acts by stalkers, such as causing grievous bodily harm, are caught by the criminal law.
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The information available shows that there has been onesuccessfulprosecutionin the past five years.
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It is therefore extremely difficult for local authorities to bring asuccessfulprosecution.
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Perhaps police should be paid a bonus for everysuccessfulprosecution.
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The payment of compensation, coupled withsuccessfulprosecutionof the offender, is usually a large factor in a person's recovery.
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