prosecutorial

[pros-i-kyoo-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-]

adjective

1. of or relating to a prosecutor or prosecution.

   prosecutorial zeal.

Word History and Origins

Origin of prosecutorial¹

First recorded in 1970–75; prosecutor + -ial

Example Sentences

Finally, in 1944, Cooper became a Monuments Man, investigating trade in Nazi-looted paintings in Switzerland and Italy—work for which his prosecutorial approach to art scholarship was ideally suited.

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She has no prosecutorial experience.

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Though she has no prosecutorial experience, as Halligan previously practiced insurance law in Florida, Bondi tapped her to serve as U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia on an interim basis where she’ll hold the job for 120 days.

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There are reasons the awesome prosecutorial and punitive powers of the federal government have been constrained by centuries of norms, regulations, and guidance.

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“The investigators have a background in prosecutorial work, insight into what documents to request and questions to ask.”

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