Prosecutor

/pɹˈɒsɪkjˌuːtɐ/

/ˈpɹɑsɪkˌjutɝ/

Prosecutor

a legal official who represents the state in criminal proceedings and brings charges against individuals or organizations suspected of breaking the law

synonyms : prosecuting attorney

prosecuting officer

public prosecutor

Examples

1. The prosecutor will call the witness to the stand.

2. The prosecutor argued that the defendant should be sentenced to life imprisonment at the court's pleasure, given the severity of the crime.

3. It means only that prosecutors failed to prove their guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, he said.

4. Prosecutors began the ninth day of the Derek Chauvin trial with testimony from pulmonologist Dr. Martin Tobin.