prosecutor
noun
pros·e·cu·tor
ˈprä-si-ˌkyü-tər 
1
: a person who institutes a prosecution before a court
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The case has taken more than 10 years to reach trial, with prosecutors collecting evidence from hundred of witnesses.
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CNN Money, 11 June 2026
Former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani commented on today's opening statements and said the harder part for the prosecution will be proving that Rinderknecht caused the Palisades Fire.
—Jasmine Viel, CBS News, 11 June 2026
Jorge Luis Llaven Abarca, the Chiapas state prosecutor, said that initial findings indicated that her cause of death was traumatic brain injury caused by blunt-force trauma, according to the Indianapolis Starand FOX59, which cited a Facebook Live police briefing on Monday.
—Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
Federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment Wednesday against eight pro-Palestinian activists who are accused of conspiring to run a criminal intimidation campaign against University of Michigan officials while trying to force the school to cut financial ties to Israel.
—ABC News, 10 June 2026
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CNN Money, 11 June 2026
Former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani commented on today's opening statements and said the harder part for the prosecution will be proving that Rinderknecht caused the Palisades Fire.
—Jasmine Viel, CBS News, 11 June 2026
Jorge Luis Llaven Abarca, the Chiapas state prosecutor, said that initial findings indicated that her cause of death was traumatic brain injury caused by blunt-force trauma, according to the Indianapolis Starand FOX59, which cited a Facebook Live police briefing on Monday.
—Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
Federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment Wednesday against eight pro-Palestinian activists who are accused of conspiring to run a criminal intimidation campaign against University of Michigan officials while trying to force the school to cut financial ties to Israel.
—ABC News, 10 June 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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