as in lawyer
an officer of the court who represents the government in a criminal case and who tries to prove that the person accused of committing a crime is guilty
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Lucy Grace Nelson, also known as Justin Thomas Nelson, 42, was arrested in Loveland, Colorado on Jan. 29 after attempting to light Teslas on fire with Molotov cocktails, prosecutors said.
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Peter D'abrosca, Fox News, 21 Mar. 2025
That’s where, prosecutors said, the two got into an argument, parts of which were caught on surveillance camera.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
The additional term won’t begin until Owens has served his previous term, which began in 2019, prosecutors said.
—Bay City News Service, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
The troops planned to tie and blindfold the officials, then take them to an underground military bunker for interrogation, prosecutors said.
—Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2025
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Peter D'abrosca, Fox News, 21 Mar. 2025
That’s where, prosecutors said, the two got into an argument, parts of which were caught on surveillance camera.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
The additional term won’t begin until Owens has served his previous term, which began in 2019, prosecutors said.
—Bay City News Service, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
The troops planned to tie and blindfold the officials, then take them to an underground military bunker for interrogation, prosecutors said.
—Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prosecutor
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Julia Roberts says Richard Gere's Pretty Woman character is dead now 03 of 09 Jason Alexander (Philip Stuckey) Jason Alexander tries to drive a wedge between Edward and Vivian as sleazy lawyer Philip Stuckey.—
Andrew Walsh,
EW.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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Attorney General Pam Bondi has led lawyers accusing Boasberg of micromanaging immigration enforcement and asking an appeals court to overturn him.—
Bart Jansen,
USA TODAY,
22 Mar. 2025
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If the owner decides to fire the attorney for having met their ethical obligation to raise such concerns, the attorney is equally bound to keep the reasons for their termination confidential (except in certain exceptional circumstances).—
Chris Deubert,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Immigration agents detained Badar Khan Suri, a postdoctoral fellow who teaches at Georgetown and has a visa, outside his home in Arlington, Virginia, on Monday night, his attorney has said.—
Phil Helsel,
NBC News,
21 Mar. 2025
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Maria, a former assistant district attorney, leads the Jackson commune, having been democratically elected by its residents.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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In August 2023, McIsaac was placed in a mental health diversion program despite objections from the district attorney’s office.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
29 Mar. 2025
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John haltingly impersonates James, and is immediately pulled into a murder investigation: a top solicitor has been stabbed with an antique letter opener!—
Sarah Larson,
The New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2025
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Born and raised in Hong Kong, Yeung studied law in the UK and worked as a solicitor before making two mostly English-language films, Cut Sleeve Boys (2006) and Front Cover (2015).—
Liz Shackleton,
Deadline,
16 Mar. 2025
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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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Sanders appointed former juvenile prosecuting attorney Dawn Egan to replace Stacey Zimmerman, who last week announced her retirement as a Washington County judge.—
Alex Golden,
Axios,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Prosecutor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prosecutor. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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