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prosecutor

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. prosecutor (noun)
  2. public prosecutor (noun)

pros·e·cu·tor

noun \ˈprä-si-ˌkyü-tər\

Definition of PROSECUTOR

1
: a person who institutes a prosecution before a court
2
: prosecuting attorney
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First Known Use of PROSECUTOR

circa 1670

Other Legal Terms

actionable, alienable, carceral, chattel, complicity, decedent, larceny, malfeasance, modus operandi

Rhymes with PROSECUTOR

coadjutor, instituter, motor scooter, persecutor, prostitutor, troubleshooter

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