prosecutor
noun
pros·e·cu·tor
ˈprä-si-ˌkyü-tər 
1
: a person who institutes a prosecution before a court
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Security footage from the gas station captured the shooter running with a distinctive stride, prosecutors said during the trial.
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Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
Groves was recently convicted of second-degree murder and faces a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole, prosecutors said.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 21 May 2025
James took the stand as prosecutors at the Manhattan U.S. attorney’s office sought to establish allegations that Combs operated a criminal enterprise for two decades until his high-profile arrest in September last year.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 20 May 2025
Federal prosecutors slammed him for reaping $48 million in profits while causing billions in investor losses by artificially inflating the value of his network's token, Cel.
—Ashley Belanger – May 9, ArsTechnica, 9 May 2025
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Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
Groves was recently convicted of second-degree murder and faces a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole, prosecutors said.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 21 May 2025
James took the stand as prosecutors at the Manhattan U.S. attorney’s office sought to establish allegations that Combs operated a criminal enterprise for two decades until his high-profile arrest in September last year.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 20 May 2025
Federal prosecutors slammed him for reaping $48 million in profits while causing billions in investor losses by artificially inflating the value of his network's token, Cel.
—Ashley Belanger – May 9, ArsTechnica, 9 May 2025
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“Prosecutor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prosecutor. Accessed 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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