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The phrase "a prosecution was needed" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing legal matters, indicating that legal action was necessary in a particular situation.
Example: "After reviewing the evidence, the committee concluded that a prosecution was needed to address the serious allegations."
Alternatives: "legal action was required" or "a trial was necessary."
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Today the RMT union said that a full public inquiry, rather than just a prosecution, was needed.
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Indeed, it is right – the British intelligence services were complicit in Binyam's torture and such a serious case should be referred to the DPP, so that the police can investigate and the DPP can consider whether or not prosecution is needed.
Among officials within the Reagan Administration and on Capitol Hill, there appears to be near-unanimous sentiment that the prosecutions were needed to deter other potential spies, even though some intelligence officials were discomforted by court testimony confirming and explaining the security breaches.
Perhaps most of all, criminal prosecutions are needed to make sure that this does not happen again.
On the enforcement front, residents were active in lodging complaints, but few actual prosecutions were needed.
"On that basis, a prosecution is not needed in the public interest".
In order for the prosecutions to proceed, a decision by the State Corporation Commission (SCC) was needed verifying that the loans solicited by LaRouche organizations were securities.
Arrests and prosecutions will be needed, but they are just one part of the government's armoury.
The Countryside Alliance and Vote-OK say that a repeal is needed to lift the threat of criminal prosecution from members of hunts where foxes are accidentally killed.
In the wake of the Saville report – which exonerated the 14 victims of British paratroopers that day and led to an apology by David Cameron – debate continues over whether an annual march is needed or if prosecutions should be sought against the soldiers involved.
If a breath test is positive, but less than 50 micrograms per 100 millilitres, then a blood or urine test is needed before a prosecution can be brought; above 50, a breath test alone is strong enough to be used as evidence.
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