prosecutor
noun
pros·e·cu·tor
ˈprä-si-ˌkyü-tər 
1
: a person who institutes a prosecution before a court
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At that hearing, neither government prosecutors nor US Probation objected to Fields' request for immediate release from BOP custody.
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Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
The lead prosecutor who tried Combs’ case, Maureen Comey, was fired by President Donald Trump’s Justice Department two weeks ago.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2025
Federal prosecutors served subpoenas associated with the grand jury investigation last week, resulting in a flurry of calls to defense lawyers late in the week and over the weekend.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 31 July 2025
The line of credit was later upped to $14 million, and it had not been approved by the company’s board of directors, prosecutors said.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 20 July 2025
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Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
The lead prosecutor who tried Combs’ case, Maureen Comey, was fired by President Donald Trump’s Justice Department two weeks ago.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2025
Federal prosecutors served subpoenas associated with the grand jury investigation last week, resulting in a flurry of calls to defense lawyers late in the week and over the weekend.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 31 July 2025
The line of credit was later upped to $14 million, and it had not been approved by the company’s board of directors, prosecutors said.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 20 July 2025
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“Prosecutor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prosecutor. Accessed 8 Aug. 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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