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Obama could also, without Congress' input, simply direct Attorney General Eric Holder to shift his department's priorities in order to put a new emphasis on prosecutions for violations of gun laws that are already on the books, but which are currently less than vigorously enforced.

The UK has been criticized for lagging behind on prosecutions for the procedure and the situation has been called a national scandal.

The UK has been criticised for lagging behind on prosecutions for the procedure and the situation has been called a national scandal.

If we set an artificial limit on prosecution for genocide, we're basically saying you can get away with it if you're lucky enough, smart enough, rich enough, and if you can live long enough.

Justice Department spokeswoman Adora Andy declined to comment on the absence of prosecutions for foreclosure practices by big banks.

Increasing the number of prosecutions for lying on background-check forms is an effort that the administration can undertake largely on its own, in part by pressing federal prosecutors to pursue such cases.

An additional 11 pensions could be canceled in coming weeks and around 250 other investigations are still going on that could lead to prosecutions for war crimes.

Yet after each celebrity acquittal, there are immediate calls for time limits on prosecutions and anonymity for the accused.

The threat of prosecution for murder based on medical or behavioral factors of pregnant women will cause those who need prenatal care the most to avoid it.

It would also save law enforcement "countless man-hours wasted" on arrests and prosecutions "for what is clearly only a minor offense," the official added.

In a report released on Thursday by the National Audit Office, tax investigators are criticised for focusing their efforts on easy, low-value prosecutions for evading income tax, VAT and tobacco duty.