Synonyms of prosecutors

prosecutors

noun

plural of prosecutor

as in lawyers

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

Related Words

• lawyers
• district attorneys
• attorneys
• prosecuting attorneys
• solicitors
• counselors
• advocates
• jurists
• attorneys-at-law
• lawmakers
• counsels
• legislators
• trial lawyers
• public defenders
• legal eagles
• criminal lawyers
• counselors-at-law
• mouthpieces
• lawgivers
• cocounsels
• solons
• shysters
• ambulance chasers
• Philadelphia lawyers
• pettifoggers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of prosecutors

The filing of the lawsuit came after Baldwin’s trial abruptly ended in stunning fashion following an unexpected, labyrinthian hearing over how police and prosecutors treated a handful of bullets. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026

Federal prosecutors in the Southern and Middle districts of Florida are among the offices participating in the task force. — Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026

Lee and the other man, prosecutors said later, worked for Chinese security and intelligence services. — Eamon Javers, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026

The 15-year sentence split the difference between Weinstein’s attorneys asking for a 9-year sentence and prosecutors seeking a 20-year sentence. — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 23 Sep. 2026

No date for that resentencing has been yet as attorneys and prosecutors awaited the outcome of today’s hearing in New York. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026

Some former federal prosecutors said the government may have overplayed its hand with the case. — Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026

The four were acquitted on six charges of crimes against humanity because the judges said the prosecutors failed to prove that crimes were committed as part of a widespread and systematic attack on civilians. — Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026

Young used the proceeds to take luxury trips to Tahiti, and used funds to open a nightclub in Inglewood called the Six Seven Five Lounge and other commercial real estate projects, prosecutors allege. — ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026