prosecutor
noun
pros·e·cu·tor
ˈprä-si-ˌkyü-tər 
1
: a person who institutes a prosecution before a court
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Federal prosecutors last year subpoenaed Kansas City for contracts between City Hall and the leader of a local nonprofit that works to combat homelessness, a revelation that confirms a key focus of an ongoing criminal investigation.
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Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2026
At the time of his sentencing, prosecutors argued that a 20-year prison sentence for Jalloh would be appropriate.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 13 Mar. 2026
Husted was Ohio's lieutenant governor-elect in early 2019, when prosecutors claim Jones and Dowling bribed the late Randazzo in exchange for legislative and regulatory favors.
—Julie Carr Smyth The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 12 Mar. 2026
The issue of state prosecutors pursuing criminal charges against immigration agents has been a matter of public debate as well as the subject of an unusually public squabble between Burke and Mayor Brandon Johnson.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
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Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2026
At the time of his sentencing, prosecutors argued that a 20-year prison sentence for Jalloh would be appropriate.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 13 Mar. 2026
Husted was Ohio's lieutenant governor-elect in early 2019, when prosecutors claim Jones and Dowling bribed the late Randazzo in exchange for legislative and regulatory favors.
—Julie Carr Smyth The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 12 Mar. 2026
The issue of state prosecutors pursuing criminal charges against immigration agents has been a matter of public debate as well as the subject of an unusually public squabble between Burke and Mayor Brandon Johnson.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
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“Prosecutor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prosecutor. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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prosecutor
noun
pros·e·cu·tor
ˈpräs-i-ˌkyüt-ər
: a person (as a district attorney) who prosecutes especially a criminal case as lawyer for the state
Legal Definition
prosecutor
noun
pros·e·cu·tor
ˈprä-si-ˌkyü-tər
1
: a person who institutes a prosecution (as by making an affidavit or complaint charging the defendant)
2
: a government attorney who presents the state's case against the defendant in a criminal prosecution
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