prosecutors

plural of prosecutor

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Recent Examples of prosecutors As officers worked to disperse traffic, prosecutors allege Stacer sprayed the officers' vehicle with a fire extinguisher. Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026 State and local prosecutors would be able to sue chatbot operators for violating the measures, as well as parents or guardians of children who are harmed by companies that don’t follow them. Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2026 Federal prosecutors Dallas Kaplan, Kenneth Smith and Caryn Finley have focused on other issues in their pretrial motions. Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026 The Clay County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s assistance to locate a 21-year-old man prosecutors allege held another man against his will at Smithville Lake. Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026 Trump claims vandals deliberately damaged the pool, but prosecutors dropping charges against David Hearn say a contractor probably rushed installation. Dan Diamond, Washington Post, 31 July 2026 Another photo showed blue plastic fragments embedded in a knee, which prosecutors maintain are from an inflatable pool d4vd allegedly used while dismembering the body. Jason Kravarik, CNN Money, 25 July 2026 In court Friday, prosecutors introduced messages from late 2024 and early 2025 that suggested increasing strain in the relationship. Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 25 July 2026 Outside the courtroom, Fariñas’ sister Lisbet Fariñas and Rene Azcarreta, the son of a woman murdered in the 1980s by Andres, embraced prosecutors. Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prosecutors
Noun
  • In addition to the June 2027 trial date, both sides proposed that Maduro’s lawyers file their motion to dismiss the case based on sovereign immunity by September, with oral argument scheduled for November.
    Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 22 July 2026
  • No lawyers were listed in court documents as representing him, and the public defender for the area did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
    Dennis Romero, NBC news, 22 July 2026
Noun
  • Defense lawyers have since withdrawn their motion to dismiss the case after the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control in April began allowing Maduro and Flores to receive money from Venezuela to pay for their attorneys.
    Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 22 July 2026
  • The brothers, who appeared in federal court in Miami on Monday, have denied all allegations against them and their attorneys have vowed to fight against the extradition request.
    Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 21 July 2026

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“Prosecutors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prosecutors. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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