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Discover LudwigThe phrase "allow prosecution" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in legal contexts where permission is granted for legal action to be taken against someone.
Example: "The evidence presented in court was sufficient to allow prosecution of the defendant for the alleged crime."
Alternatives: "permit prosecution" or "authorize prosecution".
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Spanish law does not allow prosecution in absentia, and only one of the 13 accused, 7 from FARC and 6 from ETA, is in Spanish custody.
Consideration of a change in the law that would allow prosecution of racist offences that took place other than in public (such as in the home).
These kinds of charges, called material support of terrorism charges, are allowed under America's broad terrorism laws, which allow prosecution of those suspects believed to have associated with accused terrorists.
Many modern amendment proposals are unwise: amendments that would allow prosecution of flag burners or enshrine public school prayer would introduce contestable and evanescent policy considerations into a document whose very generality has ensured its successful endurance over time.
She wrote in her opinion: "Mr. Benson's numerous acts of misconduct, culminating with his false testimony in this proceeding, strikes at the foundation of our legal system and is so grossly shocking and outrageous that it offends the universal sense of justice to allow prosecution in this matter to proceed".
That consideration should be given to amendment of the law to allow prosecution of offences involving racist language or behaviour, and of offences involving the possession of offensive weapons, where such conduct can be proved to have taken place otherwise than in a public place" This is a total and absolute breach of civil liberties.
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Some states allow prosecutions as long as there was a "predisposition" to the conduct.
In Nepal, for example, the supreme court ordered parliament to amend the rape law in 2002 to allow prosecutions for marital rape after a case brought by the Forum for Women, Law and Development.
This includes his refusal to allow prosecutions of the CIA for torture, following a public letter from eight previous heads of the CIA informing him that he had better not enforce those laws.
The court has previously allowed prosecution of General Pinochet for other human rights abuses, tax evasion and corruption.
The present law allows prosecution for "suffering", and emotional abuse and neglect can be considered under this.
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