Thesaurus results for PROSECUTOR

prosecutor

noun

Definition of prosecutor

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 Michigan Supreme Court will hear arguments from prosecutors seeking to retry Michael Jackson-Bolanos for home invasion in connection with the murder case of Detroit synagogue leader Samantha Woll. — Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026 The dossier was compiled by the police service of the federal prosecutor’s office, a predecessor of Switzerland’s federal intelligence services, and transferred to the Federal Archives in 2001. — Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026 Reddington also argued that prosecutors did not prove that Clancy understood the wrongfulness of her act. — Melina Khan, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026 In a July communication to Indiana State Police, Chipman, the prosecutor, described a history that included alcohol abuse, hallucinations and delusional thinking. — Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for prosecutor

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The press conference will be held by La Strada’s lawyers from Popham Law Firm and Baldwin and Vernon.

— Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2026
For this legal fight over the USPS plan, the administration's lawyers have provided the courts with no evidence of mail-voting fraud.

— Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 14 Sep. 2026

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Her attorney declined to comment about the complaints lodged against the school.

— Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026
But at the last moment, the defense attorney sprung up from his chair to argue a Hail Mary in a final effort to avert a mistrial, prompting a court officer to hold out his hand to signal the jurors should not yet enter the courtroom.

— Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026

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Worth district attorney who shot himself not far off-camera as the operation zeroed in on him.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
But, after criticism from Mayor Karen Bass and others, the district attorney downgraded the counts to misdemeanors with a diversion agreement that will probably allow Flores to avoid any time behind bars.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

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