sentence or phrase from source: There has been an increase in prosecutions for gunrelated crimes.
definition: the act or process of prosecuting second: the institiution and continuance of a criminal suit involving the process of pursuing formal charges against an offender to final judgment
synonyms: accomplishment, achievement, commission, discharge, enactment, execution, fulfillment (or fulfilment), implementation, performance, perpetraction, pursuance
antonyms: nonfulfillment, nonperformance
other forms of word: ???
my own sentence: We waited for the defendant's prosecution.