Prosecutor
['prɒsɪkjuːtə] or ['prɑsɪ'kjʊtɚ]
Definition
(noun.) a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state.
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Definition
(n.) One who prosecutes or carries on any purpose, plan, or business.
(n.) The person who institutes and carries on a criminal suit against another in the name of the government.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Plaintiff, accuser.
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Examples
- Every eye then turned to the five judges and the public prosecutor. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- To this effect, in as few or fewer words, the Public Prosecutor. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- The prosecutor was reading, was he? Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Mr. Fang sat silent for some minutes, and then, turning round to the prosecutor, said in a towering passion. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- I will go, said Doctor Manette, to the Prosecutor and the President straight, and I will go to others whom it is better not to name. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Triumph The dread tribunal of five Judges, Public Prosecutor, and determined Jury, sat every day. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
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