prosecutor

noun

pros·​e·​cu·​tor ˈprä-si-ˌkyü-tər How to pronounce prosecutor (audio)
1
: a person who institutes a prosecution before a court
2

Examples of prosecutor in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In 2022, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office in 2022 dropped its opposition to a request to unseal a former prosecutor’s testimony that Polanski has maintained will reveal judicial misconduct. Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2024 Shooting video stuns courtroom The courtroom was quiet as prosecutors played the silent surveillance footage of the shooting. Gina Kaufman, Detroit Free Press, 12 Mar. 2024 Two brothers in Georgia were sentenced to decades in prison for attacking their roommate during a heated argument over Mexican politics and religion, prosecutors said Monday. Louis Casiano, Fox News, 11 Mar. 2024 The sentence handed down Tuesday to 27-year-old Curtis Edwards in Kenton County Circuit Court matches a recommendation from prosecutors reached as part of Edwards’ December guilty plea to promoting contraband. Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 8 Mar. 2024 During the brothers’ second trial, prosecutors said their abuse claims were fabricated, PEOPLE previously reported. Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 29 Feb. 2024 All but two of the counts in his indictment will be dismissed at his plea and sentencing in April, prosecutors said. Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 29 Feb. 2024 Wilson grabbed a gun from his brother's hip and chased the group out of the mall, where an exchange of gunfire occurred, prosecutors said. The Indianapolis Star, 29 Feb. 2024 The day prosecutors say Genco planned to carry out his plan fell on the anniversary of Rodger’s attack. Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 29 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of prosecutor was in 1593

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Cite this Entry

“Prosecutor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prosecutor. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

prosecutor

noun
pros·​e·​cu·​tor ˈpräs-i-ˌkyüt-ər How to pronounce prosecutor (audio)
: 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 How to pronounce prosecutor (audio)
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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