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Crown prosecutor

British  

noun

  1. another name for Crown attorney

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“Who could she have injured at that moment? No one,” Crown prosecutor Brett Hatfield said, summing up his case for the jury last week.

From BBC Nov. 26, 2024

A Crown prosecutor says Ghomeshi and former CBC colleague Kathryn Borel, who had a filed a sexual assault charge against him, have agreed to a resolution that includes the signing of a peace bond.

From US News May 11, 2016

Here was Michael Callaghan, the Crown prosecutor who had brought the case against Jian on behalf of the state.

From The Guardian Mar. 25, 2016

Brazeau will be released on bail with a court order to stay away from the alleged victim, who cannot be named due to a publication ban, said Crown prosecutor Sylvain Petitclerc.

From Reuters Feb. 8, 2013

He had moreover permitted Collins to go a most unwarrantable length in his onslaught upon the Crown prosecutor, more especially as no affidavits had been produced in support of the motion.

From The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion by Dent, John Charles

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