prosecutorial

adjective

pros·​e·​cu·​to·​ri·​al ˌprä-si-kyü-ˈtȯr-ē-əl 

: of, relating to, or being a prosecutor or prosecution

Examples of prosecutorial in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Central Office for Cybercrime in Saxony and the Dresden Public Prosecutor’s Office, Saxony’s highest prosecutorial authority, are still investigating the motive and the mastermind behind the digital breach. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 30 July 2026

But in late 2024, a Romanian judge ruled that prosecutorial mishaps had axed the upcoming trial. — Kat Tenbarge, Rolling Stone, 20 July 2026

The law protects news gatherers from this sort of retaliatory abuse of prosecutorial power. — ABC News, 14 July 2026

The Department of Justice named the MFCUs in both Hawaii and New York as prosecutorial partners in a news release about a national Medicaid fraud takedown last week. — Ali Swenson, Fortune, 2 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1934, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for prosecutorial

• categorial
• curatorial
• dictatorial
• directorial
• editorial
• equatorial
• immemorial
• infusorial
• janitorial
• professorial
• reportorial
• senatorial

Legal Definition

prosecutorial

adjective

pros·​e·​cu·​to·​ri·​al ˌprä-si-kyü-ˈtōr-ē-əl 

: of, relating to, or being a prosecutor or prosecution