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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Although grand juries are intended to provide a check on prosecutorial power, Blackman said that check can become a shield against justice when used this way.
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Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2025
Waukesha County District Attorney Lesli Boese, who was part of the prosecutorial team in Brooks's criminal proceedings, has declined to comment on the potential appeal.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Ultimately, he was not taken into custody because of prosecutorial discretion as a result of immigration enforcement priorities at the time, ICE said.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Traditionally, the Senate Judiciary Committee’s chairs haven’t proceeded on federal district-level judicial and prosecutorial nominees unless both senators representing the state where those districts are located return blue-slip documents signing off on the nominees.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 25 Aug. 2025
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Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2025
Waukesha County District Attorney Lesli Boese, who was part of the prosecutorial team in Brooks's criminal proceedings, has declined to comment on the potential appeal.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Ultimately, he was not taken into custody because of prosecutorial discretion as a result of immigration enforcement priorities at the time, ICE said.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Traditionally, the Senate Judiciary Committee’s chairs haven’t proceeded on federal district-level judicial and prosecutorial nominees unless both senators representing the state where those districts are located return blue-slip documents signing off on the nominees.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 25 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for prosecutorial
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“Prosecutorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prosecutorial. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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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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