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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Recent Examples of prosecutor
Mitchell was arrested after he was accused of firing a gun while deputies were on his property for a mental health welfare check, prosecutors said in the plea agreement and McClatchy News reported.
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Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
According to prosecutors from the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, Ellerup and the couple’s children were out of town at the time the victims were killed, ABC7 reported.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Crawford is a former prosecutor and mother of two with experience in the state attorney general’s office and strong labor and union support.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 2 Apr. 2025
Although the people accused of bribing Jenkins did not receive proper training, they were given roles as law enforcement officials, prosecutors said.
—Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
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Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
According to prosecutors from the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, Ellerup and the couple’s children were out of town at the time the victims were killed, ABC7 reported.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Crawford is a former prosecutor and mother of two with experience in the state attorney general’s office and strong labor and union support.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 2 Apr. 2025
Although the people accused of bribing Jenkins did not receive proper training, they were given roles as law enforcement officials, prosecutors said.
—Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prosecutor
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Plaintiffs’ lawyers say the divided 9th Circuit decision is limited to the CIRB reports at issue in the Greer dispute — not other review board records.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
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Justice Department lawyers asked the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to immediately pause the judge’s order.—
Michael Kunzelman,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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Khalil's attorneys harshly criticized Rubio's memo and the government's case against Khalil.—
Camilo Montoya-Galvez,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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Racial Bias: Civil rights attorneys say the new law could disproportionately harm Black people in part because the algorithm measures factors where racial disparities already exist.—
Richard A. Webster,
ProPublica,
10 Apr. 2025
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His trial is expected to last four to six weeks once testimony begins, prosecutors at the Manhattan district attorney’s office said Wednesday.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2025
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Fourteen months after Robbins' settlement, his sister Paige, 19, was fearful that the images captured of her could be inappropriate and could damage her own ambitions of one day being district attorney.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
8 Apr. 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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Honolulu’s prosecuting attorney’s office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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In spite of a dearth of evidence, the judge in the case sent it back to the Pulaski County prosecuting attorney's office.—
Tony Holt,
Arkansas Online,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Prosecutor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prosecutor. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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