Synonyms for criminal prosecution
crim·i·nal pros·e·cu·tion

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1. prosecution, criminal prosecutionnoun

   the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior

   Synonyms:
   pursuance, prosecution

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1. Joe Murray:

   I am calling this the Eliot Spitzer ‘Me Too’ movement, he has, so far, escaped criminal prosecution. He thinks he’s untouchable and above the law and that he can get away with anything he wants. We’re hoping this will be the thing to bring him down.

2. Chief August Fons:

   A person may leave an infant with a staff of a safe haven site without being subjected to criminal prosecution for abandonment or abuse if the infant was born within 90 days of being left at the safe haven site, as determined within a reasonable degree of medical certainty, and not left in a condition that would constitute abandonment or abuse of a child.

3. Steve Vladeck:

   The text of the Sixth Amendment literally limits its applicability to criminal prosecutions, impeachment is not a criminal prosecution.

4. The IPCC:

   This is an investigation into allegations Wiltshire Police did not pursue a criminal prosecution when a person threatened to expose that Sir Edward Heath may have been involved in offences concerning children.

5. Donald Trump:

   This is a scandal far greater in scope and magnitude than Watergate and those who were involved in and knew about this spying operation should be subject to criminal prosecution, in a stronger period of time in our country, this crime would have been punishable by death.