Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with prosecution in American Collocation
prosecution
noun
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ˌprɑsɪˈkjuʃ(ə)n/
be likely to suffer prosecution
be liable to
face
risk
You could face prosecution if smoke from your bonfire causes a nuisance.
avoid prosecution
avoid
escape
A number of police officers were caught speeding but escaped prosecution.
cause a prosecution to happen
bring
initiate
mount
pursue
The Inspectorate will bring prosecutions if it believes that it has evidence that water unfit for human consumption was supplied.
result in a prosecution
lead to
result in
Failure to comply with the above terms may result in prosecution for unauthorized use of copyrighted material.
people
advocate
counsel
lawyer
team
witness
They argued they did not receive a fair trial and claimed prosecution witnesses had been coached.
facts or claims
case
claim
evidence
Police Officer Hadley rejected prosecution claims that he had destroyed vital evidence.