public prosecutor
Americannoun
noun
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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 vessel will be kept at the disposal of the Marseille public prosecutor as part of a preliminary investigation for failure to fly a flag, it added.
From Barron's ● Jan. 25, 2026
The chief public prosecutor in Aachen, Katja Schlenkermann-Pitts, told the BBC that there was "a correspondingly high number of suspicious cases" under review.
From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2026
The three received equipment to map and hack Wi-Fi systems at official buildings, potentially “for digital espionage and cyberattacks,” according to the Dutch public prosecutor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
The codicil having been disproved, the public prosecutor stepped in and issued a warrant to arrest my father on a charge of forgery.
From The School by the Sea by Brazil, Angela
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