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pros·e·cu·tor
/
ˈprɒs
ɪˌkyu
tər
/
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pros
-i-kyoo-ter
]
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noun
1.
Law
.
a.
prosecuting attorney.
b.
a person, as a complainant or chief witness, instigating
prosecution
in a criminal proceeding.
2.
a person who prosecutes.
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Origin:
1590–1600;
<
Medieval Latin,
Late Latin
prōsecūtor
pursuer.
See
prosecute
,
-tor
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a place where a judge hears matters not requiring action in open court; the private office of a judge
the aggregate of statutory enactments dealing with crimes and their punishment
to institute legal proceedings against a person; to seek to enforce or obtain by legal process; to conduct criminal proceedings in court against
deprived of certain rights as a citizen, as a consequence of conviction of certain offenses
a release from the penalty of an offense; a remission of penalty, as by a governor; the document by which such remission is declared
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It was not immediately known if the
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planned to retry the defendants.
After a public outcry, another inquiry by a special independent
prosecutor
was announced.
If the
prosecutor
is obliged to choose his cases, it follows that he can choose his defendants.
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It was not immediately known if the
prosecutor
planned to retry the defendants.
After a public outcry, another inquiry by a special independent
prosecutor
was announced.
If the
prosecutor
is obliged to choose his cases, it follows that he can choose his defendants.
It was not immediately known if the
prosecutor
planned to retry the other defendants.
The
prosecutor
who initially pursued the lacrosse players, who was then up for election, is now facing disciplinary proceedings.
Weeks later the
prosecutor
was still trying to get her to confess.
As he was being handcuffed, a
prosecutor
screamed insults at him.
The
prosecutor
now faces charges of abusing his office.
Being a
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The case was brought by civil plaintiffs, against the advice of the public
prosecutor
.
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World English Dictionary
prosecutor
(ˈprɒsɪˌkjuːtə)
—
n
a person who institutes or conducts legal proceedings, esp in a criminal court
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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