Sentence examples for cease prosecution from inspiring English sources

Mr. Cherry's supporters suggest that the publicity, as well as his good record before he went absent without leave, helped persuade the military to cease prosecution and grant him a discharge.

The city of Oakland, on the happy end of more than $1 million in tax revenue from Harborside last year, filed suit against the federal government, demanding that it cease its prosecution of Harborside.

This month, the European Parliament passed a resolution calling on Ukraine to cease the "selective prosecution of figures from the political opposition".

"We respectfully insist that you bring your Department back into compliance with federal law by ceasing marijuana prosecutions and forfeiture actions against those acting in accordance with state medical marijuana laws," Reps.

It has ceased being a prosecution at all.

But state laws will cease to protect users from federal prosecution.

Nolle prosequi, ( Latin: to be unwilling to pursue) plural nolle prosequis, in Anglo-American law, request by a prosecutor in a criminal action that the prosecution of the case cease, either on some or all of the counts or with respect to some or all of the defendants.

Now, both parties have avoided prosecution after agreeing to cease the practice pending a detailed review by the FSA of regulations covering the sale of raw milk.

Phone-hacking victims are expected to demand a review of the Crown Prosecution Service's decision to cease pursuing criminal investigations against Rupert Murdoch's News UK, Piers Morgan and other former editors at Mirror Group Newspapers.

And investigations of past usage and prosecutions connected with them should cease.

Putnam Democrats called for a "vigorous prosecution" of the war to restore the national government's authority, but "when this is accomplished the war ought to cease".