prosecutor
noun
pros·e·cu·tor
ˈprä-si-ˌkyü-tər 
1
: a person who institutes a prosecution before a court
Examples of prosecutor in a Sentence
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In one case, Hill diverted construction money for his personal use, prosecutors said.
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Jason Green, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024
Instead, prosecutors said, Gonzalez acted recklessly and responded to a threat that didn’t exist.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2024
He also was ordered to pay $500 restitution for damage to the Capitol, which prosecutors say totaled more than $2.9 million.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2024
The couple abused their 16-year-old daughter multiple times in December and January, including an instance when she was knocked unconscious with a broom, prosecutors said in a news release.
—Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2024
The 34 counts are felonies because prosecutors say the falsification was done to conceal the crime of violating federal campaign finance contribution limits.
—USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2024
Waukesha County District Attorney Sue Opper, who served as lead prosecutor during the October 2022 trial, concurred and had little to say about the prospect of the appeal itself.
—Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2024
The enterprise primarily targeted Corona and Modelo shipped from Mexico, costing companies at least hundreds of thousands of dollars, prosecutors said.
—USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
Last year, senior prosecutor Jung Soon-shin’s appointment as chief of the National Office of Investigation was canceled by President Yoon Suk-yeol after reports emerged that Jung had defended his son when the latter was accused of verbally harassing a high school classmate.
—Koh Ewe, TIME, 4 Apr. 2024
Jason Green, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024
Instead, prosecutors said, Gonzalez acted recklessly and responded to a threat that didn’t exist.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2024
He also was ordered to pay $500 restitution for damage to the Capitol, which prosecutors say totaled more than $2.9 million.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2024
The couple abused their 16-year-old daughter multiple times in December and January, including an instance when she was knocked unconscious with a broom, prosecutors said in a news release.
—Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2024
The 34 counts are felonies because prosecutors say the falsification was done to conceal the crime of violating federal campaign finance contribution limits.
—USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2024
Waukesha County District Attorney Sue Opper, who served as lead prosecutor during the October 2022 trial, concurred and had little to say about the prospect of the appeal itself.
—Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2024
The enterprise primarily targeted Corona and Modelo shipped from Mexico, costing companies at least hundreds of thousands of dollars, prosecutors said.
—USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
Last year, senior prosecutor Jung Soon-shin’s appointment as chief of the National Office of Investigation was canceled by President Yoon Suk-yeol after reports emerged that Jung had defended his son when the latter was accused of verbally harassing a high school classmate.
—Koh Ewe, TIME, 4 Apr. 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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