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noun (sometimes initial capital letters)

the public officer in a county, district, or other jurisdiction charged with carrying on the prosecution in criminal proceedings.

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Origin of prosecuting attorney

First recorded in 1825–35

Words nearby prosecuting attorney

prose, Prosecco, prosect, prosector, prosecute, prosecuting attorney, prosecution, prosecutor, prosecutorial, prosecutory, proselyte

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How to use prosecuting attorney in a sentence

Lawrence, who began working in Garland County’s prosecuting attorney’s office in 1994 and was elected as the prosecuting attorney in 2016, declined to comment, citing an office prohibition on speaking about personnel matters.
A Deputy Prosecutor Was Fired for Speaking Out Against Jail Time for People Who Fall Behind on Rent|by Maya Miller and Ellis Simani|November 27, 2020|ProPublica
“They are hypocritical on this very issue,” Shearer said about Obama, Attorney General Eric Holder and other public officials.
Harry Shearer on The Dangerous Business of Satire|Lloyd Grove|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Closed courthouses, rogue clerks, and misleading statements from the attorney general as Florida welcomes same-sex marriage.
The Back Alley, Low Blow-Ridden Fight to Stop Gay Marriage in Florida Is Finally Over|Jay Michaelson|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
“I noticed something,” I say to Marvin, feeling a little like Ransom Stoddard, attorney at law.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST

It cost several thousand dollars and a high-powered former district attorney to get the charges dropped.
What Would Happen if I Got in White Cop’s Face?|Goldie Taylor|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As a Washington attorney, he took on companies that seemed immune to change, even when they were ineffective.
Your Local School Doesn’t Have to Suck|Michael S. Roth|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For the purpose of ascertaining the Board's powers in this connection the opinion of the Attorney General has been requested.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
"Well, I have everything ready now," said the attorney when Jean called at his office the following afternoon.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
Uncle David had none of that small diplomatic genius that helps to make a good attorney.
Checkmate|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Mr. Attorney with great good humour said, "Very true, and probably you then paid its full value."
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
The Elder arrived the next morning, and after being greeted by the family, with Glavis, went at once to a white attorney.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux

British Dictionary definitions for prosecuting attorney

prosecuting attorney

noun

US law (in some states) an officer in a judicial district appointed to conduct criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state and people

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