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an officer of the court who represents the government in a criminal case and who tries to prove that the person accused of committing a crime is guilty
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Recent Examples of prosecutor
Psi fraternity at San Diego State University, was among the members and pledges that pleaded innocent to felony charges in connection with a skit performed at a 2024 party during which a pledge was severely burned, prosecutors said.
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 8 Jan. 2025
Four fraternity members at San Diego State University are facing felony charges after a pledge was set on fire during a skit at a party last year, leaving him hospitalized for weeks with third-degree burns, prosecutors said Monday.
—Adeel Hassan, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
The suspect lowered himself to the ground and another officer walked up to take them into custody, but Strong intervened, prosecutors said.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
Cooper was the fraternity’s president and Cowling was on the Pledge Board, while Serrano and Larsen were pledges, prosecutors said.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 8 Jan. 2025
Four fraternity members at San Diego State University are facing felony charges after a pledge was set on fire during a skit at a party last year, leaving him hospitalized for weeks with third-degree burns, prosecutors said Monday.
—Adeel Hassan, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
The suspect lowered himself to the ground and another officer walked up to take them into custody, but Strong intervened, prosecutors said.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
Cooper was the fraternity’s president and Cowling was on the Pledge Board, while Serrano and Larsen were pledges, prosecutors said.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prosecutor
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His own lawyer is being investigated for criminal conduct directly related to her work as his attorney.—
Rafael Olmeda,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Jan. 2025
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Stanley also has the backing of the Justice Department, which is joining her lawyers in arguing on her behalf in Monday’s oral arguments.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA TODAY,
12 Jan. 2025
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In 2019, the jail lost power for eight days in the dead of winter, and in 2021, defense attorneys highlighted complaints of no water or hot food, spotty electricity and low staff levels.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
19 Jan. 2025
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During the trial, Brittney’s defense attorney told the courtroom that she was inspired in part by the FX television series American Horror Story.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
19 Jan. 2025
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The district attorney’s offices in both counties review every search warrant application before it’s sent to a judge.—
Jonathan Shorman,
Kansas City Star,
16 Jan. 2025
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Prosecutors sent notifications this week to defense attorneys representing subjects in 3,600 open cases involving drug evidence, explaining that rats have been eating drugs held in the downtown evidence room, Rafael Lemaitre, a spokesperson for the district attorney’s office, said Wednesday.—
Antonio Planas,
NBC News,
15 Jan. 2025
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Property owners can legally place signs on their premises to prohibit unwanted visitors, including solicitors, canvassers and other uninvited guests.—
Anne Gelhaus,
The Mercury News,
12 Jan. 2025
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The real estate solicitor Jonathan Harker has become Thomas Hutter; his fiancée, Mina, is now his wife, Ellen; his employer Renfield, secretly in thrall to the count, is renamed Herr Knock; and the role of the vampire hunter Van Helsing has been reduced and remade into Professor Sievers.—
Jason Bailey,
New York Times,
31 Dec. 2024
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The budget also covers the Health Department, sheriff's office, circuit court divisions, prosecuting attorney, coroner, constables, Office of Emergency Management, museum, Veterans Services and Cooperative Extension.—
Eplunus Colvin,
arkansasonline.com,
3 Jan. 2025
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In 2018, Bell ran for and won the position of St. Louis prosecuting attorney, defeating an incumbent who had served in the role for nearly three decades, in a race that voters viewed as a referendum on Brown’s death and the Ferguson protests.—
The Hill,
The Hill,
11 Dec. 2024
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“Prosecutor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prosecutor. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.
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