public prosecutor
an officer charged with the conduct of criminal prosecution in the interest of the public.
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In a shock intervention at her trial on Friday, Eric Jallet, chief public prosecutor for the Burgundy region, announced that he would not be pushing for the life term that Bacot could have faced.
Woman Who Shot Dead Her Abusive Stepfather-Turned-Husband to Be Freed After Global Outcry | Philippe Naughton | June 25, 2021 | The Daily BeastThe agents of the public prosecutor never came there for food for the guillotine.
The Light That Lures | Percy BrebnerThe public prosecutor regarded this as libellous, and actually brought an action for libel against the philanthropic gentleman.
The Sexual Life of the Child | Albert MollThe gentleman thereupon wrote to the public prosecutor, blaming him for not having taken action on the first occasion.
The Sexual Life of the Child | Albert MollThe public prosecutor, the colonel of the gendarmes, and the governor of the prison were impatiently awaiting us.
The public prosecutor rose again and obtained permission to interrogate the prisoner.
The Eternal City | Hall Caine
British Dictionary definitions for public prosecutor
law an official in charge of prosecuting important cases
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