How to Use facilitation in a Sentence

facilitation

noun
  • The facilitation of murder and burglary charges are each a Class D felony in Kentucky, punishable by one to five years in prison.
    Louisville Courier Journal, 15 July 2021
  • In January, a plea deal changed the charge to manslaughter and resulted in the dismissal of the facilitation charge.
    Elena Santa Cruz, The Arizona Republic, 17 July 2023
  • The bills seek to curtail the tide of child abuse on the internet by allowing victims to sue tech platforms for facilitation.
    Cristiano Lima-Strong, Washington Post, 31 Jan. 2024
  • This is the real promise of NFTs — the facilitation of secure transactions that are recorded on the blockchain no matter how many times an item changes hands.
    Yec, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2021
  • A lot of this is done in the private sector, but there is some facilitation by federal government sources and state sources.
    Robin Lloyd, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2022
  • One study found that the highest social-facilitation effects came from high-fat sweet foods such as pumpkin pie.
    Washington Post, 26 Nov. 2019
  • In a matter of weeks, workshop facilitation went from in-person and interactive to on Zoom and on mute.
    Elizabeth Talerman, Forbes, 24 May 2021
  • Evan Ross, 28, had been arrested Thursday in connection with the case and charged with two counts of facilitation of murder.
    Sarah Ladd, The Courier-Journal, 26 Aug. 2020
  • Peterson said the $28 billion in facilitation payments that went to farmers to ease the burden of the trade war did some good but would’ve been put to better use by improving the last farm bill.
    Carolyn Lange, Twin Cities, 14 Dec. 2019
  • Ultimately the event is just a few days of facilitation.
    Grant Stoner, Wired, 9 Dec. 2021
  • Show Low police said the girl could face an additional felony charge of facilitation.
    Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 18 Aug. 2021
  • Sherra Wright entered a surprise guilty plea to facilitation of murder in June.
    Washington Post, 4 Dec. 2019
  • Police arrested Ross on Wednesday evening and charged him with two counts of facilitation of murder.
    Ben Tobin, The Courier-Journal, 20 Aug. 2020
  • There’s a good chance one of the Mavericks’ decision-makers in the command center on Thursday is willing to aid in that facilitation.
    Brad Townsend, Dallas News, 28 July 2021
  • No social facilitation was observed as none of the intact sheep ate any of the food, although the anosmic animals actively ate it throughout the test.
    Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 23 June 2014
  • Here are five steps leading to the elimination of denial and the facilitation of acceptance.
    Svetlana Whitener, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2021
  • Buzzfeed News reported the deal in question involved the facilitation of a 100-story tower bearing the Trump name in Moscow.
    Jessica Estepa, USA TODAY, 6 June 2018
  • The board voted to deny parole for Sherra Wright, who entered a guilty plea in July 2019 to facilitation of first-degree murder in her ex-husband’s killing.
    Adrian Sainz, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2022
  • Colan will be training Independence staff members to take over the meeting facilitation in the coming weeks.
    Laura Bednar, cleveland, 18 Apr. 2020
  • Humphrey was convicted of kidnapping and facilitation to rape and murder and has since been released on parole after serving a sentence of 25 years to life.
    Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 12 Jan. 2024
  • The teenage girl may face an additional felony charge of facilitation, according to Show Low police.
    Monica D. Spencer, The Arizona Republic, 18 Aug. 2021
  • The countries calling for a full or nearly full ban see the suspension of the facilitation accord as a first step but will be pushing hard for additional measures at the E.U. level.
    Beatriz Ríos, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2022
  • The teenage girl faces the same possible charges as the boys, but may face an additional charge of facilitation, according to police spokesperson Kristine Sleighter.
    Amaris Encinas, The Arizona Republic, 13 Aug. 2021
  • The rules of engagement used in the facilitation can become the team members’ model for future hot-button discussions.
    Lynne Curry | Alaska Workplace, Anchorage Daily News, 16 May 2022
  • The odds of getting someone directly through an airport gate without some sort of facilitation were really slim to none.
    Vogue, 30 Sep. 2021
  • Police said Breadon Reaves, 18, of Erlanger, was charged with facilitation to homicide.
    Sarah Brookbank, Cincinnati.com, 15 June 2018
  • Under the 2007 visa-facilitation agreement, the cost of receiving a visa to enter the EU’s border-free Schengen zone was slashed, as were the number of documents required and the processing time to issue the permits.
    Laurence Norman, WSJ, 31 Aug. 2022
  • Munns and Bowen are facing a first-degree murder charge while Bobo faces charges of conspiracy and facilitation to commit first-degree murder, Quon said.
    Amaris Encinas, The Arizona Republic, 10 June 2021
  • Prosecutors said Amanda Turner, who pleaded guilty last week to charges including criminal facilitation of murder, was involved in text messages encouraging the fight.
    Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 23 Sep. 2024
  • Removing these requirements indicates that the government can establish a facilitation case faster.
    Nana Ama Sarfo, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024

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