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prosecutor

/ˈpɹɑ.səˌkjuːˌtəɹ/

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What does prosecutor mean?

noun

  1. A prosecuting attorney.
  2. A person, as a complainant, victim, or chief witness, who institutes prosecution in a criminal proceeding.

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The purpose, as outlined by the public prosecutor in London, is "to preserve the standard of outward decency."
Upton SinclairThe Profits of Religion: An Essay in Economic InterpretationProject Gutenberg ebook #1558
There were three young women in adjoining cells, all convicted at the same time of a conspiracy to rob their prosecutor.
Charles DickensAmerican NotesProject Gutenberg ebook #675
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If individuals are ever asked whether they were persuaded or made doubtful by the prosecutor or his opponent they indicate very few instances.
Hans GrossCriminal Psychology: A Manual for Judges, Practitioners, and StudentsTranslated by Horace Meyer KallenProject Gutenberg ebook #1320
Coke, with his bullying methods and his way of acting both as judge and chief prosecutor, lacks little as prototype for the later Judge Jeffreys.
Victor MacClureShe Stands AccusedProject Gutenberg ebook #488
In Scotland, on the contrary, the prosecutor can furnish his proof, in spite of the confession of the prisoner, and demand a verdict from the jury.
Enrico FerriCriminal SociologyProject Gutenberg ebook #477