public prosecutor

noun

1. an officer charged with the conduct of criminal prosecution in the interest of the public.

public prosecutor

noun

1. law an official in charge of prosecuting important cases

Example Sentences

In a statement, the public prosecutor's office asked that Boluarte be barred from leaving Peru while under investigation on charges including money laundering.

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It added that the bodies of the three people who were now in the custody of public prosecutors.

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The chief public prosecutor said the prison administration would decide whether Liebich could pose a threat to security and order, which could lead to her transfer to another jail.

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In another setback for National Rally, the European Union public prosecutor's office formally launched an investigation this week into a former political grouping at the European Parliament that RN was part of.

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Turkey's minister of justice said an investigation had been initiated by the chief public prosecutor's office for "publicly insulting religious values".

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