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 charges stem from a 2022 Tennessee traffic stop, when prosecutors say Abrego Garcia was found driving eight other passengers with no luggage, which police presumed to be a human trafficking operation.
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Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 26 June 2025
Wes Smith, a 21-year-old junior at Texas Christian University, was shot multiple times outside a Fort Worth bar in September 2023, prosecutors said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 26 June 2025
If convicted, prosecutors said Gardner faces a prison sentence of up to 45 years.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 26 June 2025
Advertisement Mamdani will face current New York City Mayor Eric Adams, who is running in the race as an independent, as well as Republican Curtis Sliwa and another independent campaign by Jim Walden, a former federal prosecutor, in November’s election.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 25 June 2025
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Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 26 June 2025
Wes Smith, a 21-year-old junior at Texas Christian University, was shot multiple times outside a Fort Worth bar in September 2023, prosecutors said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 26 June 2025
If convicted, prosecutors said Gardner faces a prison sentence of up to 45 years.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 26 June 2025
Advertisement Mamdani will face current New York City Mayor Eric Adams, who is running in the race as an independent, as well as Republican Curtis Sliwa and another independent campaign by Jim Walden, a former federal prosecutor, in November’s election.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 25 June 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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