prosecutorial
adjective
pros·e·cu·to·ri·al
ˌprä-si-kyü-ˈtȯr-ē-əl 
: of, relating to, or being a prosecutor or prosecution
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Smollett was found guilty on five counts of felony disorderly conduct in December 2021 and sentenced to 150 days in jail and 30 months’ probation in March 2022, but the Illinois Supreme Court overturned the conviction in November 2024 over prosecutorial issues.
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Viola Flowers, NBC news, 29 May 2025
The most common errors the study found were incompetent defense attorneys, faulty juror instructions and prosecutorial misconduct, which included incidents of evidence suppression of innocence.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 29 May 2025
Combs’ lawyer Alexandra Shapiro accused the government of prosecutorial misconduct for even broaching the idea that something untoward happened with the fingerprint cards.
—Michael R. Sisak, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025
Baldwin also faced an involuntary manslaughter charge in connection with Hutchins’ death, but a judge dismissed the case in the middle of trial last summer due to prosecutorial misconduct and evidence suppression.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 24 May 2025
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Viola Flowers, NBC news, 29 May 2025
The most common errors the study found were incompetent defense attorneys, faulty juror instructions and prosecutorial misconduct, which included incidents of evidence suppression of innocence.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 29 May 2025
Combs’ lawyer Alexandra Shapiro accused the government of prosecutorial misconduct for even broaching the idea that something untoward happened with the fingerprint cards.
—Michael R. Sisak, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025
Baldwin also faced an involuntary manslaughter charge in connection with Hutchins’ death, but a judge dismissed the case in the middle of trial last summer due to prosecutorial misconduct and evidence suppression.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 24 May 2025
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“Prosecutorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prosecutorial. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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prosecutorial
adjective
pros·e·cu·to·ri·al
ˌprä-si-kyü-ˈtōr-ē-əl
: of, relating to, or being a prosecutor or prosecution
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