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Noun

1. 1
   A public officer charged with carrying on the prosecution or representing the state in criminal proceedings and, in some jurisdictions, instituting or representing the state in civil or administrative proceedings.
2. 2
   a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state wordnet

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