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public prosecutor

American  

noun

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


public prosecutor British  

noun

  1. law an official in charge of prosecuting important cases

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The Albanian public prosecutor has preventatively frozen the bank accounts of two of the non-Trump investors financing the project, Syrian billionaire brothers Moutaz and Ramez Al-Khayyat.

From Slate Sep. 8, 2026

The public prosecutor said Monday it was issuing an arrest warrant for the leader of the country's largest union COB, accusing him of terrorism and inciting crime.

From Barron's May 18, 2026

According to the public prosecutor of a Bamako military court, an investigation had found former and serving military personnel were complicit in planning and executing the attacks.

From BBC May 4, 2026

The Spiegel report said the public prosecutor was looking into how as-yet-unknown Deutsche Bank officials maintained business relationships with foreign companies suspected of money laundering.

From MarketWatch Jan. 28, 2026

The law not only provides for a public prosecutor, but it provides for five assistants.

From The Crime of the Century or, The Assassination of Dr. Patrick Henry Cronin by Henry M. Hunt

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