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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 prosecutors
Moreover, the qualified immunity that prosecutors have for purposes of not enabling lawsuits aimed at redressing good faith prosecutions, applies to prosecutors, not investigators—and the FBI is an investigatory agency.
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Back in July, a New Mexico judge dismissed the single involuntary manslaughter charge against Baldwin over Hutchins’ death after the actor’s lawyers claimed prosecutors and investigators withheld evidence.
—Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 24 Dec. 2024
And now prosecutors have charged the shooter, Luigi Mangione, with terrorism.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
There is a notion of qualified immunity for federal officials, and especially prosecutors, from being sued for their official acts, but this would be unlikely to apply when a federal official brings legal proceedings knowingly and maliciously to seek retribution.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Mangione methodically planned the killing for months in an attempt to spark debate over insurance industry practices, federal prosecutors said in a statement.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
The revelation that the grand jury has heard more testimony in recent weeks suggests prosecutors are still pursuing new evidence.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
The charge was dismissed last July after Baldwin's attorneys alleged prosecutors had buried evidence.
—Charmaine Patterson, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
The move to drop the appeal solidifies the decision by Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer halfway through trial to dismiss the case on allegations that police and prosecutors withheld evidence from the defense.
—Janelle Ash, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Back in July, a New Mexico judge dismissed the single involuntary manslaughter charge against Baldwin over Hutchins’ death after the actor’s lawyers claimed prosecutors and investigators withheld evidence.
—Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 24 Dec. 2024
And now prosecutors have charged the shooter, Luigi Mangione, with terrorism.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
There is a notion of qualified immunity for federal officials, and especially prosecutors, from being sued for their official acts, but this would be unlikely to apply when a federal official brings legal proceedings knowingly and maliciously to seek retribution.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Mangione methodically planned the killing for months in an attempt to spark debate over insurance industry practices, federal prosecutors said in a statement.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
The revelation that the grand jury has heard more testimony in recent weeks suggests prosecutors are still pursuing new evidence.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
The charge was dismissed last July after Baldwin's attorneys alleged prosecutors had buried evidence.
—Charmaine Patterson, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
The move to drop the appeal solidifies the decision by Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer halfway through trial to dismiss the case on allegations that police and prosecutors withheld evidence from the defense.
—Janelle Ash, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prosecutors
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In response, lawyers for David Cassirer, Claude's son, appealed to the Supreme Court and urged the justices to vacate, or set aside, the 9th Circuit's latest ruling.—
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11 Mar. 2025
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What to Know The surprise arrest sparked commotion at the airport, where lawyers and aides of Duterte loudly protested that they, along with a doctor and lawyers, were prevented from coming close to him after he was taken into police custody.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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Kogonada is repped by WME, Ilene Feldman Management and attorneys Daniel Passman and Tara Kole.—
Katcy Stephan,
Variety,
10 Mar. 2025
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Parham, who is represented by attorneys Shawn Perez and Ariel Mitchell, says she was then raped by multiple men, including Beckham, and drugged.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Prosecutors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prosecutors. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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