Definition of prosecutor
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:a person who institutes a prosecution before a court
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The former U.S. attorney says the job of the federal prosecutor is to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
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The former detective's testimony is particularly necessary because Guevara, who also speaks Spanish, acted as an interpreter when the Spanish-speaking Solache confessed to a prosecutor decades ago, Obbish said.
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Jason Robb, who lived in Lebanon, was scheduled to pick up their children that morning and take them to school, prosecutors said.
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Prosecutors presented information during a preliminary hearing in Conecuh County District Court on Monday suggesting that Jordan supplied marijuana to Andrews, Marshall said.
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As part of the unusual agreement, federal prosecutors agreed not to pursue charges that could have sent Epstein to prison for life.
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Police and prosecutors accuse Herbert of pouring a caustic chemical on the two huskies, and of later gouging out the left eye of one of the dogs.
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Before his service in the FBI, Comey worked as a federal prosecutor in New York and Virginia.
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Why would prosecutors leave that out of their indictment?
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First Known Use of prosecutor
1593
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PROSECUTOR Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of prosecutor for English Language Learners
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: a lawyer who represents the side in a court case that accuses a person of a crime and who tries to prove that the person is guilty
PROSECUTOR Defined for Kids
prosecutor
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Definition of prosecutor for Students
:a lawyer in a criminal case who tries to prove that the accused person is guilty
Law Dictionary
prosecutor
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noun
pros·e·cu·tor
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ˈprä-si-ˌkyü-tər
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legal Definition of prosecutor
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:a person who institutes a prosecution (as by making an affidavit or complaint charging the defendant)
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:a government attorney who presents the state's case against the defendant in a criminal prosecution
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