prosecutor
noun
pros·e·cu·tor
ˈprä-si-ˌkyü-tər 
1
: a person who institutes a prosecution before a court
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And just last week police arrested scores of protestors at the University of Texas (though prosecutors later dropped the charges); Emory University, where state troopers also deployed pepper balls; the University of Indiana, and many other campuses.
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TIME, 29 Apr. 2024
On The Briefing this week, learn about how Arizona prosecutors also zeroed in on social media posts by some of the fake electors to make the claims against them for fraud, conspiracy and forgery.
—Rafael Carranza, The Arizona Republic, 29 Apr. 2024
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TIME, 29 Apr. 2024
On The Briefing this week, learn about how Arizona prosecutors also zeroed in on social media posts by some of the fake electors to make the claims against them for fraud, conspiracy and forgery.
—Rafael Carranza, The Arizona Republic, 29 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for prosecutor
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prosecutor
noun
pros·e·cu·tor
ˈpräs-i-ˌkyüt-ər
: a person (as a district attorney) who prosecutes especially a criminal case as lawyer for the state
Legal Definition
prosecutor
noun
pros·e·cu·tor
ˈprä-si-ˌkyü-tər
1
: a person who institutes a prosecution (as by making an affidavit or complaint charging the defendant)
2
: a government attorney who presents the state's case against the defendant in a criminal prosecution
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