Crown attorney
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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In opening arguments, Crown attorney Heather Donkers warned the jury that the case would be unconventional and might challenge preconceptions about consent and assault.
From BBC • Jul. 23, 2025
“Huawei used an unofficial subsidiary named Skycom to transact business in Iran for Iranian telecommunication companies,” Crown attorney John Gibb-Carsley alleged in a Vancouver courtroom, adding that Meng hid ties between Huawei and Skycom.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 9, 2018
“Ms Meng personally represented to those banks that Skycom and Huawei were separate, when in fact they were not separate,” said Crown attorney John Gibb-Carlsey.
From The Guardian • Dec. 7, 2018
The Crown attorney, or prosecutor, in the Pigeon King International case was Lynn Robinson, a frenetic and charmingly pugnacious woman known for her ruthless cross-examinations.
From New York Times • Mar. 6, 2015
That filthy fellow, the Duke of Wharton, from being an empty fop turned himself on a sudden into a Crown attorney to prosecute the peculators.
From The Lion's Skin by Sabatini, Rafael
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