Sentence examples for at prosecutions from inspiring English sources

Similarly, if there had been damage to property, would many of us have baulked at prosecutions for criminal damage?

She's also focusing on those who have enabled and excused harassment and abuse in the workplace: "They deserve to be held to account after the way that they have behaved over many decades... We're actually looking at prosecutions, as well as exposing these people".

But the fallout from Ms. Crawford's remarks went beyond implications for the Obama administration's efforts at prosecution.

Instead of bringing terrorists to justice, efforts at prosecution met setbacks, cases lingered on, and in 2006 the supreme court invalidated the entire system.

This approach is more likely to ensure attempts at prosecution are successful as it will reduce the risk of having "reluctant witnesses", McDonald says.

The government seems to think that it has evidence to bring military-tribunal proceedings against another thirty-three or so — though its efforts at prosecution have been painfully slow and, at times, risible.

While we can't second-guess the context or motives, Gerstenblith cites examples of Egyptian artefacts seized by US officials in Miami, Iraqi items in New York and Cambodian objects in Los Angeles; in each case, there were no attempts at prosecution.

Witness testimony could be supported at prosecution through a variety of ways, including documentary evidence of threatening emails and text messages, or bank statements that show the perpetrator sought to control the victim financially.

In August 2011, four top generals -- including Turkey's top commander -- resigned in protest at these prosecutions, widely regarded as show trials.

As the guilty verdict was announced, Mr. Ramrattan, 39, who had muttered at the prosecution witnesses and smiled at the jury during the trial, sat quietly, staring ahead.

There was a stir at the prosecution table.