prosecutor
- Law.
- prosecuting attorney.
- a person, as a complainant or chief witness, instigating prosecution in a criminal proceeding.
- a person who prosecutes.
Origin of prosecutor
Related Words for prosecutor
detective, police, examiner, researcher, agent, auditor, inspector, analyst, prosecutor, government, complainant, litigant, sleuth, reporter, spy, informer, murderer, terrorist, competitor, rivalExamples from the Web for prosecutor
Contemporary Examples of prosecutor
Prosecutor Alessandro Leopizzi wasted no time in repeating the transcript to ask Schettino to confirm his words.
Prosecutor Michael Guarino has since publicly apologized to Biafra.
The Prosecutor and the Snitch By Maurice Possley - The Marsall Project Did Texas execute an innocent man?
The Daily Beast's Best Longreads, Aug 10, 2014August 10, 2014
Prosecutor Renee Hrivnak recommended probation, not jail time—surely part of the plea deal as well.
Prosecutor John Guy had told jurors that it was not, and that it was down to the simple premise of “right and wrong.”
Historical Examples of prosecutor
Prosecutor followed, stopped her, and said, 'I've got you now.'
The Book-Hunter in LondonWilliam Roberts
Our Prosecutor was admirable—and that Etchepare is the lowest swine.
Woman on Her Own, False Gods & The Red RobeEugne Brieux
Prosecutor—“Very likely, your honor; there were two stolen.”
“It is never too late for justice, Mr. Prosecutor,” said he.
The BondboyGeorge W. (George Washington) Ogden
“My appointment with the Prosecutor is at ten-thirty,” said Mr. Parker briskly.
Ghost Beyond the GateMildred A. Wirt
prosecutor
- a person who institutes or conducts legal proceedings, esp in a criminal court
Word Origin and History for prosecutor
1590s, from Medieval Latin prosecutor, agent noun from prosequi (see prosecute). Specific legal sense of "one who brings a case in a court of law" is from 1620s; earlier such a person was a promoter (late 15c.). Related: Prosecutorial.