prosecutor
noun
pros·e·cu·tor
ˈprä-si-ˌkyü-tər 
1
: a person who institutes a prosecution before a court
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Broward County prosecutors transferred him to the adult system on armed robbery charges roughly a month later.
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Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 27 June 2024
While she was hospitalized, medical officials collected a rape kit with the attacker's DNA, the prosecutor's office said.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 27 June 2024
She was dismissed from deliberations as a matter of routine but prosecutors lauded her honesty.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 27 June 2024
The judge on the case, which is currently on pause while Trump’s attorneys attempt to have Willis disqualified due to her improper relationship with prosecutor Nathan Wade, has not yet set a trial date.
—Keely Bastow, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 June 2024
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Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 27 June 2024
While she was hospitalized, medical officials collected a rape kit with the attacker's DNA, the prosecutor's office said.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 27 June 2024
She was dismissed from deliberations as a matter of routine but prosecutors lauded her honesty.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 27 June 2024
The judge on the case, which is currently on pause while Trump’s attorneys attempt to have Willis disqualified due to her improper relationship with prosecutor Nathan Wade, has not yet set a trial date.
—Keely Bastow, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 June 2024
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prosecutor
noun
pros·e·cu·tor
ˈpräs-i-ˌkyüt-ər
: a person (as a district attorney) who prosecutes especially a criminal case as lawyer for the state
Legal Definition
prosecutor
noun
pros·e·cu·tor
ˈprä-si-ˌkyü-tər
1
: a person who institutes a prosecution (as by making an affidavit or complaint charging the defendant)
2
: a government attorney who presents the state's case against the defendant in a criminal prosecution
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