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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But the former assistant prosecutor did not disclose that to the defense, which more than a year later would trigger claims of prosecutorial misconduct.
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Tresa Baldas, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025
While O’Neill diligently works through the holes in the prosecutorial argument — and his increasingly contentious relationship with Bugliosi in the years before his 2015 death — in the documentary, Stephen Kay, who helped Bugliosi prosecute the family, remains steadfast.
—Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 10 Mar. 2025
Roberts largely handled administrative, personnel and budgetary matters, while Bruce mostly oversaw prosecutorial decisions.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
Sotomayor said additional prosecutorial misconduct, including interfering with Sneed’s testimony, destroying evidence and withholding witness statements, further undermined confidence in the verdict.
—Sean Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
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Tresa Baldas, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025
While O’Neill diligently works through the holes in the prosecutorial argument — and his increasingly contentious relationship with Bugliosi in the years before his 2015 death — in the documentary, Stephen Kay, who helped Bugliosi prosecute the family, remains steadfast.
—Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 10 Mar. 2025
Roberts largely handled administrative, personnel and budgetary matters, while Bruce mostly oversaw prosecutorial decisions.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
Sotomayor said additional prosecutorial misconduct, including interfering with Sneed’s testimony, destroying evidence and withholding witness statements, further undermined confidence in the verdict.
—Sean Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for 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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