overprosecute
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editoverprosecute (third-person singular simple present overprosecutes, present participle overprosecuting, simple past and past participle overprosecuted)
- (transitive) To prosecute (a crime) excessively.
- 2017, Sharon Dolovich, Alexandra Natapoff, The New Criminal Justice Thinking, page 61:
- The emphasis on prosecution and conviction as metrics of success leads police and prosecutors to overarrest, overprosecute, and overpunish low-level drug and other crimes in many cases.