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

Recent Examples on the Web Circuit Judge Robin Green's private attorney sent a cease and desist letter to candidate Sarah Phillips in the Benton County prosecuting attorney's race for using the judge's name in campaign advertising, the judge confirmed Monday. Doug Thompson, arkansasonline.com, 27 Feb. 2024 If that were to happen, a council that supports prosecuting attorneys in Georgia would find a new attorney to take over who could either proceed with the charges against Trump and 14 others or drop the case altogether. TIME, 15 Feb. 2024 Assistant prosecuting attorney Brady Twenter argued O’Connor was a flight risk due to the severity of the case. Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2024 Latah County's senior deputy prosecuting attorney, Ashley Jennings, filed the four-page request Thursday morning, days after the judge rejected the 29-year-old Kohberger's attempts to dismiss the indictment against him. Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 22 Dec. 2023 The prosecuting attorneys, wearing American flag pins, moved like robots. Andrew Weil, Harper's Magazine, 13 Dec. 2023 Donald Trump on Wednesday launched fresh vitriol against the judge and prosecuting attorney in his New York business fraud trial, carefully skirting a gag order imposed on him just a day prior. Tori Otten, The New Republic, 4 Oct. 2023 Attorney Emily White has said she was appointed special prosecuting attorney for the Arkansas State Police's independent investigation into the use of force in Worcester's arrest. Thomas Saccente, arkansasonline.com, 27 Dec. 2023 Best of all was saying that while being cross-examined by a hostile prosecuting attorney. Andrew Weil, Harper's Magazine, 13 Dec. 2023

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Word History

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 19 Mar. 2024.

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prosecuting attorney

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Legal Definition

prosecuting attorney

noun
: an attorney who represents the government in instituting and proceeding with criminal actions : district attorney

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