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 men fired 20 rounds into the car, killing a 5-year-old boy and wounding a 17-year-old boy along with an 8-year-old girl, prosecutors said.
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Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 2 June 2025
Soliman is being held on a $10 million, cash-only bond, prosecutors said.
—Eric Tucker, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2025
He was detained at the time for suspicion of lewd acts on a child, prosecutors said.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 1 June 2025
Doyle’s charges will be kept under review as police investigations continue, Sarah Hammond, chief crown prosecutor for CPS Mersey-Cheshire, said in a statement Thursday.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 30 May 2025
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Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 2 June 2025
Soliman is being held on a $10 million, cash-only bond, prosecutors said.
—Eric Tucker, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2025
He was detained at the time for suspicion of lewd acts on a child, prosecutors said.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 1 June 2025
Doyle’s charges will be kept under review as police investigations continue, Sarah Hammond, chief crown prosecutor for CPS Mersey-Cheshire, said in a statement Thursday.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 30 May 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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