prosecutorial

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

/ ˌprɒs ɪ kyʊˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr- /

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adjective

of or relating to a prosecutor or prosecution: prosecutorial zeal.

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Origin of prosecutorial

First recorded in 1970–75; prosecutor + -ial

The analysis showed that from 2013 to 2016, about 9% of all cases resolved in immigration court were closed as a result of the Obama administration’s policies of prosecutorial discretion.
Immigration Prosecutors Were Told Not to Push for Deportation in Cases Like His. He Was Ordered Deported the Next Day.|by Dara Lind|July 27, 2021|ProPublica
He also pointed to a 2020 Fourth Appellate District ruling in which judges concluded that “prosecutorial flexibility” in infraction cases is a good thing.
City Attorney’s Hands-Off Approach to Infractions Means Cops Act as Prosecutors|Jesse Marx|July 19, 2021|Voice of San Diego
More broadly, Honig’s reliance on the idea of prosecutorial virtue makes for odd reading in a political moment characterized, in part, by increased skepticism toward prosecutors and criminal justice.
An indictment of William Barr’s tenure as attorney general|Quinta Jurecic|July 9, 2021|Washington Post
The Attorney General holds the most powers of any prosecutor, and so much of our system depends on trusting in prosecutorial judgment and discretion and goodwill.
‘Off the Rails.’ How a Veteran Prosecutor Sees Bill Barr’s Legacy|Philip Elliott|July 6, 2021|Time

She is vying to lead one of the most prestigious prosecutorial offices in the country.
Leading Manhattan DA Candidate Has Repeatedly Paid Virtually No Federal Income Taxes|by Robert Faturechi and Jeff Ernsthausen|June 16, 2021|ProPublica