prosecutor
noun
pros·e·cu·tor
ˈprä-si-ˌkyü-tər 
1
: a person who institutes a prosecution before a court
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In exchange for the assault, prosecutors said Manzo offered the mafia member a free wedding reception at his restaurant — which Manzo then tried to hide.
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Angie Orellana Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024
Asiata then pulled out a .45 caliber semi-automatic handgun from his backpack and shot Snead, striking him five times and killing him, prosecutors said.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 5 June 2024
Alec Baldwin District attorneys withstood primary challengers in crime-weary Albuquerque, as well as in Santa Fe, where special prosecutors are preparing to bring Alec Baldwin to trial in July on an involuntary manslaughter charge.
—Fortune Editors, Fortune, 5 June 2024
Thaxton was arrested in Washington that night on a curfew violation charge, prosecutors said.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 4 June 2024
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Angie Orellana Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024
Asiata then pulled out a .45 caliber semi-automatic handgun from his backpack and shot Snead, striking him five times and killing him, prosecutors said.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 5 June 2024
Alec Baldwin District attorneys withstood primary challengers in crime-weary Albuquerque, as well as in Santa Fe, where special prosecutors are preparing to bring Alec Baldwin to trial in July on an involuntary manslaughter charge.
—Fortune Editors, Fortune, 5 June 2024
Thaxton was arrested in Washington that night on a curfew violation charge, prosecutors said.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 4 June 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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