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an officer of the court who represents the government in a criminal case and who tries to prove that the person accused of committing a crime is guilty
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Recent Examples of prosecutor
According to prosecutors, both suspects are facing charges of murder and burglary.
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Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025
Investigators identified Sandles through the vehicle, according to the prosecutor's office.
—Christina Hall, Freep.com, 11 Nov. 2025
Hammer strongly denied the allegations and, following a lengthy probe, Los Angeles prosecutors in 2023 declined to charge the actor with any crime.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025
But police and prosecutors, using DNA evidence, wouldn’t convict Barrett for another 33 years.
—Brad Schmitt, Nashville Tennessean, 11 Nov. 2025
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Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025
Investigators identified Sandles through the vehicle, according to the prosecutor's office.
—Christina Hall, Freep.com, 11 Nov. 2025
Hammer strongly denied the allegations and, following a lengthy probe, Los Angeles prosecutors in 2023 declined to charge the actor with any crime.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025
But police and prosecutors, using DNA evidence, wouldn’t convict Barrett for another 33 years.
—Brad Schmitt, Nashville Tennessean, 11 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prosecutor
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The following episode kicks off on a much lighter note with the lawyers all sitting around trading their favorite cosmetic procedures and self-care rituals.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
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Mainstream society, generally intent on grooming doctors, lawyers, accountants, scientists, engineers, and computer coders, perceived a student learning a working-class skilled trade as somehow lowly, poorly compensated, a second-class citizen.—
Stephen Tave,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Jeffrey Kuhlman, an attorney representing the county, did not return a phone call Tuesday afternoon.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
12 Nov. 2025
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While pursuing her eventual goal of becoming a practicing attorney, Kardashian has also become an advocate for criminal justice reform.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
11 Nov. 2025
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Elsewhere in the state, the Democrats retained their Supreme Court seats and the Democrats won the Pittsburgh mayoral race, the Philadelphia district attorney election and other key races.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Billboard has reached out to the Ventura County Police Department, the district attorney’s office and Madden.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
5 Nov. 2025
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His solicitor informed the judge there would be no application for bail at this stage, and that an Arabic interpreter had been booked to assist him during the proceedings, The Irish Times reported.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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The solicitor said key forensic evidence remains pending, writing that most of Dickey’s 40 prior arrests occurred outside his jurisdiction.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Nimish Ganatra, senior assistant prosecuting attorney in Washtenaw County, alleges Savit suspended him and placed him under investigation for filing a Michigan Attorney Grievance Commission complaint against an unnamed Washtenaw assistant prosecutor Ganatra supervised.—
Paul Egan,
Freep.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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Minor pleaded guilty Monday to DWI and was sentenced to 90 days in jail with 89 days suspended and credit for one day jail time served, fined $500 and assessed $360 in court fees, according to deputy prosecuting attorney Charles Duell.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Prosecutor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prosecutor. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.
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