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 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

Word History

First Known Use

1934, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for prosecutorial

• ambassadorial
• combinatorial
• conspiratorial
• gladiatorial
• gubernatorial
• inquisitorial
• mediatorial
• multifactorial
• supratentorial
• arboreal
• armorial
• authorial

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