prosecuting attorney
noun
: an attorney who conducts proceedings in a court on behalf of the government : district attorney
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Honolulu’s prosecuting attorney’s office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
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Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Its hero, Rusty Sabich, was a prosecuting attorney entitled to the presumption of innocence, as the law requires, when an ambitious rival puts him on trial for the murder of a colleague.
—Lisa Henricksson, airmail.news, 11 Jan. 2025
Being the prosecuting attorney requires leadership, integrity and the courage to make tough decisions.
—Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 27 Oct. 2024
In the court documents, the prosecuting attorney wrote that Jones did operate a legitimate business at one point but there was a shift in August 2018.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025
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Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Its hero, Rusty Sabich, was a prosecuting attorney entitled to the presumption of innocence, as the law requires, when an ambitious rival puts him on trial for the murder of a colleague.
—Lisa Henricksson, airmail.news, 11 Jan. 2025
Being the prosecuting attorney requires leadership, integrity and the courage to make tough decisions.
—Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 27 Oct. 2024
In the court documents, the prosecuting attorney wrote that Jones did operate a legitimate business at one point but there was a shift in August 2018.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Prosecuting attorney.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prosecuting%20attorney. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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