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prosecuting attorney
noun
: an attorney who conducts proceedings in a court on behalf of the government : district attorney
Examples of prosecuting attorney in a Sentence
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The suspects returned the following day, around 10 a.m., and were permitted inside and were taken by Murray to inspect the gas leak in the basement, the prosecuting attorney’s office said.
—Christine Pelisek, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024
Murray’s body was discovered in the basement, with his wrists and ankles also duct-taped, the prosecuting attorney’s office said.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN, 14 Oct. 2024
Maria Miller, an assistant prosecuting attorney for the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office, said in an email that Al-Alikhan hasn’t been officially charged with a hate crime under the facts of the case so far.
—Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 9 Oct. 2024
Last month, Gayle’s relatives gave their blessing to an agreement between the St. Louis County prosecuting attorney’s office and Williams’ attorneys to commute the sentence to life in prison.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 24 Sep. 2024
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First Known Use
1820, in the meaning defined above
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“Prosecuting attorney.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prosecuting%20attorney. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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prosecuting attorney
nounLegal Definition
prosecuting attorney
noun
: an attorney who represents the government in instituting and proceeding with criminal actions : district attorney
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