nonprosecution
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or pertaining to a decision not to prosecute
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "The second reason offered for blanket nonprosecutions for crimes committed at the megabanks involves the possibility that such prosecutions could harm the economy."
Etymology
From non- + prosecution.