nonprosecution

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adjective

Of or pertaining to a decision not to prosecute

Scrabble 18

Meanings

adjectivenonprosecution (not comparable)
  1. not comparablelawOf or pertaining to a decision not to prosecute

    It has been the Justice Department’s preference in the Bush administration to resolve criminal investigations of large corporations with so-called nonprosecution or deferred prosecution agreements.

    2008 March 11, Philip Shenon, “New Guidelines Ahead of Ashcroft Testimony”, in New York Times
nounnonprosecution (countable and uncountable, plural nonprosecutions)

plural nonprosecutions

  1. countableuncountableA failure to prosecute.

    The second reason offered for blanket nonprosecutions for crimes committed at the megabanks involves the possibility that such prosecutions could harm the economy.

    2017, Mary Kreiner Ramirez, Steven A. Ramirez, The Case for the Corporate Death Penalty, page 207

Origin

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APA

nonprosecution. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonprosecution

MLA

“nonprosecution.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonprosecution. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonprosecution,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonprosecution.

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