Match the term with the correct definition with the corresponding prosecutorial decisions

Column 1:
selective prosecution
pretextual prosecution
vindictive prosecution
joinder

Column 2:
a prosecutor?s charging decision is motivated by revenge
situation in which the prosecutor either (1) brings multiple charges against the same individual in the same trial or (2) brings charges against multiple individuals in the same trial
when the prosecutor lacks the evidence to charge someone with a particular crime and so charges him or her with a lesser crime
when an individual is targeted for prosecution merely
because he or she falls into a certain group


Column 1: selective prosecution
Column 2: when an individual is targeted for prosecution merely
because he or she falls into a certain group

Column 1: pretextual prosecution
Column 2: when the prosecutor lacks the evidence to charge someone with a particular crime and so charges him or her with a lesser crime

Column 1: vindictive prosecution
Column 2: a prosecutor?s charging decision is motivated by revenge

Column 1: joinder
Column 2: situation in which the prosecutor either (1) brings multiple charges against the same individual in the same trial or (2) brings charges against multiple individuals in the same trial

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