prosecutorial
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7.9
- adjective
- /ˌprɒsɪkjuˈtɔːriəl/
- His prosecutorial questioning during the trial made the witness feel increasingly pressured.
- prosecutorial misconduct
- prosecutorial discretion
- prosecutorial jurisdiction
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Watch on YouTubeFortunately, they're beginning to change that and we're seeing more prosecutorial discretion.
- Fortunately, they're beginning to change that and we're seeing more prosecutorial discretion.
- The exercise of prosecutorial discretion in the ICC is absolutely inevitable.
- And and all of the kind of evidence of him being kind of dangerous was also dubious and generated by prosecutorial coaching.
- Now, based on McCluskey, look into why it was and what prosecutorial decisions were made and whether race influenced those decisions at all.
- I think the people in place have no problem using their prosecutorial authority and using the judiciary as a weapon of politics.
Examples
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Investigative and prosecutorial staff should also include persons with juvenile justice experience.
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You, Lauren, could advise us on the lay of the local prosecutorial landscape.
Fiction book (2001) -
I am coming to the position from outside the prosecutorial arena.
Academic text (2006) -
Why we are in a country where people use prosecutorial positions to advance their own careers.
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I think the people in place have no problem using their prosecutorial authority and using the judiciary as a weapon of politics.
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You have always taken such a lively, even prosecutorial interest in my household accounts.
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I think it is possible to bring some of that same skepticism towards prosecutorial decisions.
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The absence of guidance on this point has the potential to undermine prosecutorial efforts.
Academic text (2007) -
Now, based on McCluskey, look into why it was and what prosecutorial decisions were made and whether race influenced those decisions at all.
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But it is the prosecutorial greed here that should not be overlooked.
Academic text (2018)
Synonyms
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8.2
Relating to taking legal action to prove someone broke the law
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9.8
Relating to a public official who manages legal matters or represents the state in court
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9.9
A legal system where a person is blamed in public and tried while the judge stays neutral
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9.6
Suggesting that someone is guilty or to blame, especially in a legal case
Antonyms
How Accusatory
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Prosecutorial comes from the same root as prosecute, made from the Latin parts pro- ('forward') and sequi ('to follow'), and is like the English word pursue. So, a prosecutorial approach is like 'pursuing' a case or person, pressing hard with accusing questions.