prosecutorial
adjective
pros·e·cu·to·ri·al
ˌprä-si-kyü-ˈtȯr-ē-əl 
: of, relating to, or being a prosecutor or prosecution
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With former president Donald Trump now accused of 91 felonies in four historic indictments, the legal woes of his erstwhile senior trade adviser, Peter Navarro, have been reduced to a prosecutorial sideshow.
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Paul Duggan, Washington Post, 5 Sep. 2023
The ruling administratively and temporarily stays Judge Tanya Chutkan's decision to bar Trump from publicly targeting court staff, potential witnesses and members of special counsel Jack Smith's prosecutorial team, a ruling Trump asked the higher court to put on hold.
—Robert Legare, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2023
The first argued a dismissal was warranted because of grand jury bias, inadmissible and insufficient evidence, and prosecutorial misconduct.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2023
Liddy is a former Marine whose prosecutorial career largely dealt with civil cases regarding fraud.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2023
Gardner had spearheaded the effort to free Johnson after her conviction integrity unit uncovered prosecutorial misconduct and shoddy police work in his case.
—Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2023
Over the past decade, environmental and racial justice protests across the country have become the proving grounds for aggressive prosecutorial strategies.
—Jenna Ruddock, The New Republic, 25 Sep. 2023
Away from the courtroom, Mr. Bennett cast Clifford as a victim of prosecutorial abuses, condemning Manhattan District Attorney Robert M. Morgenthau for trying to have Clifford’s assets frozen.
—Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2023
In some cases, critics have noted that the prosecutorial tactic of using rappers’ lyrics against them steps on First Amendment protections.
—Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2023
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Paul Duggan, Washington Post, 5 Sep. 2023
The ruling administratively and temporarily stays Judge Tanya Chutkan's decision to bar Trump from publicly targeting court staff, potential witnesses and members of special counsel Jack Smith's prosecutorial team, a ruling Trump asked the higher court to put on hold.
—Robert Legare, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2023
The first argued a dismissal was warranted because of grand jury bias, inadmissible and insufficient evidence, and prosecutorial misconduct.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2023
Liddy is a former Marine whose prosecutorial career largely dealt with civil cases regarding fraud.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2023
Gardner had spearheaded the effort to free Johnson after her conviction integrity unit uncovered prosecutorial misconduct and shoddy police work in his case.
—Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2023
Over the past decade, environmental and racial justice protests across the country have become the proving grounds for aggressive prosecutorial strategies.
—Jenna Ruddock, The New Republic, 25 Sep. 2023
Away from the courtroom, Mr. Bennett cast Clifford as a victim of prosecutorial abuses, condemning Manhattan District Attorney Robert M. Morgenthau for trying to have Clifford’s assets frozen.
—Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2023
In some cases, critics have noted that the prosecutorial tactic of using rappers’ lyrics against them steps on First Amendment protections.
—Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2023
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First Known Use
1934, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near prosecutorial
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prosecutorial
adjective
pros·e·cu·to·ri·al
ˌprä-si-kyü-ˈtōr-ē-əl
: of, relating to, or being a prosecutor or prosecution
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