prosecutor
noun
pros·e·cu·tor
ˈprä-si-ˌkyü-tər 
1
: a person who institutes a prosecution before a court
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Special prosecutors announced Attorney General Russell Coleman announced on X, formerly Twitter, that his office, alongside the office of Commonwealth's Attorney for the 27th Judicial Circuit Jackie Steele, will prosecute the case.
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Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 22 Sep. 2024
Higdon's co-defendant, who was not named in the statement, pleaded guilty to her role in the case and was sentenced to probation, prosecutors said.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 20 Sep. 2024
But prosecutors later said there is no evidence other than Joplin’s own words to suggest that Garcia ever planned on retiring to Washington.
—Xander Samaras, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2024
The encounters, which prosecutors said sometimes lasted for days, were elaborate productions that Combs arranged, directed, masturbated during and often recorded, according to the indictment.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2024
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Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 22 Sep. 2024
Higdon's co-defendant, who was not named in the statement, pleaded guilty to her role in the case and was sentenced to probation, prosecutors said.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 20 Sep. 2024
But prosecutors later said there is no evidence other than Joplin’s own words to suggest that Garcia ever planned on retiring to Washington.
—Xander Samaras, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2024
The encounters, which prosecutors said sometimes lasted for days, were elaborate productions that Combs arranged, directed, masturbated during and often recorded, according to the indictment.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2024
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prosecutor
noun
pros·e·cu·tor
ˈpräs-i-ˌkyüt-ər
: a person (as a district attorney) who prosecutes especially a criminal case as lawyer for the state
Legal Definition
prosecutor
noun
pros·e·cu·tor
ˈprä-si-ˌkyü-tər
1
: a person who institutes a prosecution (as by making an affidavit or complaint charging the defendant)
2
: a government attorney who presents the state's case against the defendant in a criminal prosecution
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