prosecutor
noun
pros·e·cu·tor
ˈprä-si-ˌkyü-tər 
1
: a person who institutes a prosecution before a court
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Parente, a former federal prosecutor, has often described the incident leading up to the shooting as nothing more than a minor car accident.
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Omar Jimenez, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Sherrill, also a former federal prosecutor and attorney, entered politics less than a decade ago when she was elected to Congress in 2018.
—Joe Hernandez, NPR, 5 Nov. 2025
Sherrill, 53, a former Navy helicopter pilot and federal prosecutor who was elected to Congress in the Democratic wave of 2018, emerged victorious after a bruising campaign that tested her reputation as a moderate in a state that has shifted towards Republicans in recent years.
—Nik Popli, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
France's anti-terrorism prosecutor is watching events but, for now, is not formally involved, according to local media.
—Tom Soufi Burridge, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2025
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Omar Jimenez, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Sherrill, also a former federal prosecutor and attorney, entered politics less than a decade ago when she was elected to Congress in 2018.
—Joe Hernandez, NPR, 5 Nov. 2025
Sherrill, 53, a former Navy helicopter pilot and federal prosecutor who was elected to Congress in the Democratic wave of 2018, emerged victorious after a bruising campaign that tested her reputation as a moderate in a state that has shifted towards Republicans in recent years.
—Nik Popli, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
France's anti-terrorism prosecutor is watching events but, for now, is not formally involved, according to local media.
—Tom Soufi Burridge, ABC News, 5 Nov. 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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