Prosecutor
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈpɹɑ.səˌkjuːˌtəɹ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Prosecutor is a noun meaning A prosecuting attorney.
Meaning
A prosecuting attorney.
More Meanings
- (law) A person, as a complainant, victim, or chief witness, who institutes prosecution in a criminal proceeding.
Example Sentences
The prosecutor got the witness to admit he was lying.
Annie Jay was the Wisconsin government prosecutor in the trial of a man for forging his client's signature.
It sat by mutely while Jack Abramoff, the superlobbyist, spun schemes that eroded public trust, until prosecutors had to move in.
The evidence disclosed that the three prisoners were in a public-house together with the prosecutor, Abraham Rhodes, and that in concert with the other two prisoners, the prisoner John Dewhirst placed a pencase on the table in the room where they were assembled, and left the room to get writing-paper.
Word Forms
- prosecutors
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include lawyer, ombudsman, attorney, judge, magistrate, procureur.
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