Collocations withprosecution
These are words often used in combination withprosecution.
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criminal prosecution
The dancing girls, however, have contrived to carry out their object without rendering themselves amenable to criminal prosecution.
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fear of prosecution
Free from fear of prosecution, former military officers were active in business and held elected office.
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malicious prosecution
The third consequence that we must consider touches on cases such as false imprisonment and malicious prosecution which are tried by jury.
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possible prosecution
Each such case which is drawn to the attention of the criminal authorities will be closely investigated with a view to possible prosecution.
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prosecution case
Where that is so, requiring the production of an additional document which contains information about the prosecution case will add nothing to the primary evidence.
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prosecution lawyer
First, they become prosecution lawyers and acquire the mentality of the prosecution lawyer.
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prosecution of war
This is so in the prosecution of war as well as in the implementation of peace agreements.
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subsequent prosecution
I do not care whether you keep records so long as the police cannot use them in a subsequent prosecution.
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successful prosecution
Even when the successful prosecution of a worker was obtained, there was dissatisfaction with the nature of the punishments delivered.
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threat of prosecution
On the one hand, it placed the writers and vendors of radical literature under the constant threat of prosecution.
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vigorous prosecution
While we recognize that high levels of ' ' police malpractice ' ' may in fact reflect more vigorous prosecution, the present data are preferable to media accounts.
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