prosecutor
noun
pros·e·cu·tor
ˈprä-si-ˌkyü-tər 
1
: a person who institutes a prosecution before a court
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Late Monday, Manhattan prosecutors filed murder and other charges against Mangione, according to an online court docket.
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Manhattan prosecutors have obtained an arrest warrant, a step that could help expedite his extradition from Pennsylvania.
—Michael R. Sisak and Mark Scolforo, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
Late Monday night, Manhattan prosecutors filed murder and other charges against Luigi Mangione.
—Maria Aspan, NPR, 10 Dec. 2024
New York City prosecutors have charged Maryland native Luigi Mangione with murder in the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, according to filings in New York Criminal Court.
—Michelle Deal-Zimmerman, Baltimore Sun, 10 Dec. 2024
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Manhattan prosecutors have obtained an arrest warrant, a step that could help expedite his extradition from Pennsylvania.
—Michael R. Sisak and Mark Scolforo, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
Late Monday night, Manhattan prosecutors filed murder and other charges against Luigi Mangione.
—Maria Aspan, NPR, 10 Dec. 2024
New York City prosecutors have charged Maryland native Luigi Mangione with murder in the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, according to filings in New York Criminal Court.
—Michelle Deal-Zimmerman, Baltimore Sun, 10 Dec. 2024
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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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