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. Jens David Ohlin:

   It's uncharted legal terrain, if the framers of the Constitution desired a president who was completely immune from all forms of criminal prosecution, they would have said so.

2. Paul Reichler:

   How can anyone possibly expect the Tatmadaw to hold itself accountable for genocidal acts against the Rohingya, when six of its top generals including the commander-in-chief, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, have all been accused of genocide by the UN fact-finding mission and recommended for criminal prosecution.

3. House Judiciary Committee:

   Lynch has no intention of answering ... even the most basic questions about the legal elements the government is obligated to prove in a criminal prosecution.

4. Amy Jeffress:

   This was an accident, and a criminal prosecution with a potential penalty of fourteen years imprisonment is simply not a proportionate response, we have been in contact with the U.K. authorities about ways in which Anne Sacoolas could assist with preventing accidents like this from happening in the future, as well as Anne Sacoolas desire to honor Harrys memory.

5. Steve Vladeck:

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