prosecutor
noun
pros·e·cu·tor
ˈprä-si-ˌkyü-tər 
1
: a person who institutes a prosecution before a court
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The additional term won’t begin until Owens has served his previous term, which began in 2019, prosecutors said.
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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
In court papers, prosecutors have said those actions are designed to temporarily shut down clinic services.
—Ryan Lucas, NPR, 9 Mar. 2025
Ricky Johnson, 38, David Harrington, 37, and Clayton McGeeney, 36, died of fentanyl and cocaine toxicity, prosecutors said, while watching the Chiefs play the Los Angeles Chargers at Willis’ home on Jan. 7, 2024.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 9 Mar. 2025
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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
In court papers, prosecutors have said those actions are designed to temporarily shut down clinic services.
—Ryan Lucas, NPR, 9 Mar. 2025
Ricky Johnson, 38, David Harrington, 37, and Clayton McGeeney, 36, died of fentanyl and cocaine toxicity, prosecutors said, while watching the Chiefs play the Los Angeles Chargers at Willis’ home on Jan. 7, 2024.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 9 Mar. 2025
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“Prosecutor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prosecutor. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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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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