Prosecutor

//ˈpɹɑ.səˌkjuːˌtəɹ// noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A prosecuting attorney.

    "Annie Jay was the Wisconsin government prosecutor in the trial of a man for forging his client's signature."

  2. 2
    a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state wordnet
  3. 3
    A person, as a complainant, victim, or chief witness, who institutes prosecution in a criminal proceeding.

    "The prosecutor got the witness to admit he was lying."

Synonyms

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attorney generalpublic prosecutoraccusantaccuseragallegator

Example

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"The prosecutor asked me a leading question."

Etymology

1590s, from Medieval Latin prosecutor, from prōsequor (English prosecute). By surface analysis, prosecute + -or.

Related phrases

criminal prosecutorcrown prosecutorspecial prosecutorlaw degreelegal figurelegal positionprosecuting attorney

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