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
Agents found him among 20 people hiding in a secret compartment inside the truck, which was loaded with produce, according to prosecutors.
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Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 1 Mar. 2026
Hall’s adult daughter called 911, but Rivas ran off, prosecutors said.
—Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2026
Perhaps prosecutors also were misled by the wayward ISP investigator.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
Then-Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker released the 55-page report from the prosecutor office’s Community Advisory Board, which examined Sanders’ killing, as well as others.
—Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
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Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 1 Mar. 2026
Hall’s adult daughter called 911, but Rivas ran off, prosecutors said.
—Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2026
Perhaps prosecutors also were misled by the wayward ISP investigator.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
Then-Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker released the 55-page report from the prosecutor office’s Community Advisory Board, which examined Sanders’ killing, as well as others.
—Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prosecutor
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And a federal law enforcement official told Chung’s lawyers her lawful permanent resident status was being revoked.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
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To be sure, the memo represents provisional legal advice exchanged between outside counsel and Duke’s in-house lawyers, and was not written for public consumption.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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The fears are not unfounded, according to staff attorney Lisa Femia of the Electronic Frontier Foundation.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Messages seeking comment were left Tuesday for attorneys with the defense and prosecution.—
Hannah Schoenbaum,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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Walker began holding regular demonstrations in front of the courthouse, trying to persuade the district attorney to reinvestigate the case.—
Jennifer Gonnerman,
New Yorker,
25 Feb. 2026
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Some of that activity involved opening new credit accounts in the names of unsuspecting victims, the district attorney's office said.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
25 Feb. 2026
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The first is Jonathan Harker, naïve English solicitor despatched to Transylvania to do a deal with a mysterious Count whose plan is to dip his fangs into Victorian England.—
Demetrios Matheou,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Feb. 2026
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Mina also happens to be engaged to Jonathan Harker (Ewens Abid), a solicitor who pays a visit to the Count at his Romanian palace for a real estate deal.—
Katie Walsh,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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The Macomb County Prosecutor's Office doesn't have any paperwork yet from township police, and there are no charges at this time, said Rob Leonetti, chief assistant prosecuting attorney.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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On Friday, the Pettis County prosecuting attorney charged Goodsell with one count of first-degree rape, Germann said.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Prosecutor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prosecutor. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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