prosecutor
noun
pros·e·cu·tor
ˈprä-si-ˌkyü-tər 
1
: a person who institutes a prosecution before a court
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Florida prosecutors did not file charges, citing insufficient evidence.
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Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
Mike Shaw says a 23-year-old man from Detroit was arrested and is being pending a review from prosecutors.
—Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
Police said investigators would present a case to prosecutors at the Los Angeles County District Attorneys Office on Monday.
—Andrew Dalton, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
State and local prosecutors in Minnesota charged an ICE officer Thursday with two counts of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon.
—Meg Anderson, NPR, 16 Apr. 2026
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Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
Mike Shaw says a 23-year-old man from Detroit was arrested and is being pending a review from prosecutors.
—Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
Police said investigators would present a case to prosecutors at the Los Angeles County District Attorneys Office on Monday.
—Andrew Dalton, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
State and local prosecutors in Minnesota charged an ICE officer Thursday with two counts of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon.
—Meg Anderson, NPR, 16 Apr. 2026
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“Prosecutor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prosecutor. Accessed 17 Apr. 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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