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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Vance said earlier this month that the official would bypass the Justice Department and answer instead to him and Trump—a reconfiguration that has raised questions about the unit’s prosecutorial independence.
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Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 29 Jan. 2026
McLaughlin said the line helps facilitate further trust between these communities and law enforcement and prosecutorial professions.
—Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
Based on the public defender’s account, Bell appeared at best ambivalent in the face of blatant prosecutorial misconduct.
—Beandrea July, IndieWire, 29 Jan. 2026
That appeal was denied in October, leading her to file a new motion with a federal court to vacate her convictions, arguing juror misconduct and prosecutorial misconduct from the government denied her right to a fair trial.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
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Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 29 Jan. 2026
McLaughlin said the line helps facilitate further trust between these communities and law enforcement and prosecutorial professions.
—Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
Based on the public defender’s account, Bell appeared at best ambivalent in the face of blatant prosecutorial misconduct.
—Beandrea July, IndieWire, 29 Jan. 2026
That appeal was denied in October, leading her to file a new motion with a federal court to vacate her convictions, arguing juror misconduct and prosecutorial misconduct from the government denied her right to a fair trial.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
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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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