prosecutorial
adjective
pros·e·cu·to·ri·al
ˌprä-si-kyü-ˈtȯr-ē-əl 
: of, relating to, or being a prosecutor or prosecution
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What to know The county attorney heads the Maricopa County Attorney's Office, one of the nation's largest prosecutorial agencies.
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Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic, 17 Sep. 2024
Harris, 59, was tasked with rewriting the Democratic Party's 2024 election narrative, aiming to bring her prosecutorial background to the debate stage and achieve what her boss failed at earlier this summer: convincing voters to leave Trump, 78, in the past.
—Kyler Alvord, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2024
Harris’ prosecutorial background informs her world view Harris’ foreign policy developed through her work on intelligence and cyber security.
—Asma Khalid, NPR, 7 Sep. 2024
Her attorney has requested a new trial claiming prosecutorial and juror misconduct.
—Jim Axelrod, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2024
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Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic, 17 Sep. 2024
Harris, 59, was tasked with rewriting the Democratic Party's 2024 election narrative, aiming to bring her prosecutorial background to the debate stage and achieve what her boss failed at earlier this summer: convincing voters to leave Trump, 78, in the past.
—Kyler Alvord, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2024
Harris’ prosecutorial background informs her world view Harris’ foreign policy developed through her work on intelligence and cyber security.
—Asma Khalid, NPR, 7 Sep. 2024
Her attorney has requested a new trial claiming prosecutorial and juror misconduct.
—Jim Axelrod, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2024
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prosecutorial
adjective
pros·e·cu·to·ri·al
ˌprä-si-kyü-ˈtōr-ē-əl
: of, relating to, or being a prosecutor or prosecution
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