prosecutorial

adjective

pros·​e·​cu·​to·​ri·​al ˌprä-si-kyü-ˈtȯr-ē-əl How to pronounce prosecutorial (audio)
: of, relating to, or being a prosecutor or prosecution

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The Office of Special Counsel is an investigative and prosecutorial office that works to protect government employees and whistleblowers from retaliation for reporting wrongdoing. Fortune Editors, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025 Those rulings will shape whether the prosecution moves toward trial or stalls amid continuing questions about politics, process, and prosecutorial independence. Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025 After a judge threw out the case against Baldwin last summer, citing prosecutorial misconduct, Hilaria Baldwin appeared eager to kick her influencer career back into high gear. Martha Ross, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025 The office, considered among the most important prosecutorial offices in the country, handles the bulk of the federal government's most sensitive national security cases. Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for prosecutorial

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First Known Use

1934, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of prosecutorial was in 1934

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“Prosecutorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prosecutorial. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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prosecutorial

adjective
pros·​e·​cu·​to·​ri·​al ˌprä-si-kyü-ˈtōr-ē-əl How to pronounce prosecutorial (audio)
: of, relating to, or being a prosecutor or prosecution
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