Thesaurus results for PROSECUTOR

prosecutor

noun

as in lawyer

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 The suspect, identified by prosecutors as 25-year-old Gage Pierce, is the son of Sterling Pierce and Kimball and brother to Tanner Pierce. —

Julia Avant, CBS News, 14 June 2026 Before becoming a Yolo County prosecutor, Ortiz worked in internal affairs and as a legislative analyst for the California Highway Patrol. —

Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2026 At speeds up to 107 miles per hour, prosecutors say, Graham raced toward the intersection at West Sample Road and Northwest 85th Avenue. —

Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 13 June 2026 DeMore, who served 12 years as a prosecutor in the Suffolk DA’s office along with seven years as a criminal defense attorney, would have been the lone ex-prosecutor on the Parole Board — which has been releasing dozens of first-degree murderers from prison. —

Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 7 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for prosecutor

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Noun

Hudson’s lawyers did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

— Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 16 June 2026
In January 2010, Mayorga reached an out-of-court settlement with Ronaldo’s lawyers — the footballer was not present at mediation — and received $375,000 in return for agreeing never to go public with the accusations, and for the settlement not to be viewed as an admission of guilt.

— Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 16 June 2026