prosecutor
noun
pros·e·cu·tor
ˈprä-si-ˌkyü-tər 
1
: a person who institutes a prosecution before a court
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The father of a newborn baby found dead at an Oregon recycling center over 10 years ago has been sentenced to four years in prison after reaching a plea deal with prosecutors, according to multiple news reports.
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Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 23 July 2024
Central to the film is the research done by Geoff Shepard, who was the deputy counsel for the Watergate defense team and has more recently analyzed the records of the case’s special prosecutor.
O’Hurley appears in the film and serves as the project’s narrator.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 July 2024
California Burglars made off with over 300 guns by smashing cars into stores, prosecutors say
July 16, 2024
Kuntz said her alarm company called her around 4 a.m. about the break-in and a neighboring business saw the suspect flee the scene.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2024
While the Biden-Harris campaign largely eschewed calls to defund the police, this was not a moment where progressives were looking for a prosecutor.
—W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 July 2024
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Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 23 July 2024
Central to the film is the research done by Geoff Shepard, who was the deputy counsel for the Watergate defense team and has more recently analyzed the records of the case’s special prosecutor.
O’Hurley appears in the film and serves as the project’s narrator.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 July 2024
California Burglars made off with over 300 guns by smashing cars into stores, prosecutors say
July 16, 2024
Kuntz said her alarm company called her around 4 a.m. about the break-in and a neighboring business saw the suspect flee the scene.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2024
While the Biden-Harris campaign largely eschewed calls to defund the police, this was not a moment where progressives were looking for a prosecutor.
—W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 July 2024
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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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