Examples of 'were prosecuted' in a sentence

Meaning of "were prosecuted"

The phrase 'were prosecuted' refers to the legal process of bringing criminal charges against someone and seeking a conviction in a court of law. When individuals or entities are prosecuted, they are formally accused of committing a crime and face legal consequences if found guilty

How to use "were prosecuted" in a sentence

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were prosecuted
Minors were prosecuted under a special judicial procedure.
Any violations of those legal guarantees were prosecuted.
Organization members were prosecuted for the crimes.
There have been instances in which settlers were prosecuted.
Seventeen priests were prosecuted under the act.
Complete rehabilitation of the people who were prosecuted.
They were prosecuted for using dog food.
Training facilities were closed and practitioners were prosecuted.
Even their families were prosecuted and incarcerated.
None of the lynching participants were prosecuted.
Its members were prosecuted and duly punished.
Very few employers prosecuted were prosecuted.
Bank executives were prosecuted and some convicted.
Those responsible for such acts were prosecuted.
Dozens of priests were prosecuted following its reports.

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Employers found guilty of harassment were prosecuted.
Several journalists were prosecuted during the year.
He asked whether the perpetrators of such crimes were prosecuted.
The detainees were prosecuted for terrorism.
Those who profited from their exploitation were prosecuted.
Cases that were prosecuted and tried.
The number of cases that were prosecuted.
Eight were prosecuted for other offences.
Four of the perpetrators were prosecuted accordingly.
They were prosecuted for this act.
Rape was a crime and those who committed it were prosecuted.
Few were prosecuted and none were convicted.
No participants in the mob violence were prosecuted.
Numerous protesters were prosecuted in the aftermath of the violence.
Authorities maintain that the correct persons were prosecuted.
Christians were prosecuted for over three hundred years.
Eight of the protesters were prosecuted in court.
Villages were prosecuted and imprisoned for revolutionary acts.
People who were caught drunk at work or in public were prosecuted.
Then they were prosecuted heavily.
None of these personnel were prosecuted.
These violations were prosecuted in accordance with the laws in force.
Violations of freedom of public information were prosecuted by the courts.
Detainees were prosecuted as a matter of priority.
But few internet cases were prosecuted.
Several people were prosecuted and convicted for the murder.
It was important that people traffickers were prosecuted.
Several people were prosecuted as a result.
All acts brought to the attention of the authorities were prosecuted.
He and several of his associated were prosecuted for fraudulent activity.
Such cases were prosecuted regardless of whether a husband was the person charged.
The improvements of the garden were prosecuted during the empire.
The authorities did everything possible to ensure that such cases were prosecuted.
Four people were prosecuted for the riot and were acquitted.
Seven security guards were prosecuted.

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