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nonprosecution

adj

Etymology

From non- + prosecution.

  1. borrowed from prōsecūtus
  2. suffixed as prosecution — “prosecute + ion”
  3. prefixed as nonprosecution — “non + prosecution”

Definitions

  1. Of 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.

  2. A 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.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA