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prosecutor

prosecutor

789 4.6
A lawyer who represents the government and brings charges against someone accused of a crime
  • noun
  • /ˈprɒsɪkjuːtər/
translation icon : fiscal
  • The prosecutor presented compelling evidence to support the charges against the defendant.
  • prosecutor's office
  • a public prosecutor
  • the prosecutor charged

He he spent days and weeks with the prosecutor on Manson's trial.

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Examples

  • The prosecutor is pulling the case.

  • But I'm getting the impression from the prosecutor that they may be willing to reduce it today to a misdemeanor.

  • I have the name of the prosecutor that put the two cases against him.

  • So the prosecutor gave fair warning.

  • The public prosecutor has put charges on me.

  • What was the prosecutor offering?

  • And the prosecutor maintains that she was right.

  • Will the prosecutor question the witnesses without even reading the indictment?

  • The police are outraged, and the prosecutor has appealed the release.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The way it was going, they might have to ask the prosecutor to consider plea bargaining for Laurie.

    Fiction book (1992)

Synonyms

district attorney
vsprosecutor
  • Formal
153 4.2

A lawyer who brings criminal charges for the government in a local area

is the wider term not limited to a single judicial area
DA
vsprosecutor
  • US
123 6.6

A government lawyer who brings criminal charges in a district court

is the broad term that includes this district-level role
state's attorney
vsprosecutor
  • Formal
28 6.8

A government lawyer who brings criminal charges for the state

is the general label not restricted to state jurisdiction
state attorney
vsprosecutor
  • Specialized
24 5.5

A lawyer who brings criminal cases in court for the state government

is the broader term that also covers local or federal roles
prosecuting attorney
vsprosecutor
  • Specialized
10 5.9

A government lawyer who tries to prove someone committed a crime in court

is the neutral term covering that official prosecutorial role
public prosecutor
vsprosecutor
  • UK
2 4.1

A government official who brings criminal charges in court for the state

is the general name for a government lawyer who brings charges
prosecuting officer
vsprosecutor
  • Specialized
6.0

A government lawyer who tries to prove someone committed a crime in court

refers broadly to any lawyer who brings criminal charges for the state

Antonyms

defendant
  • Specialized
802 3.7

A person or organization that someone accuses in a court case

Compounds

A government official who brings criminal charges in court for the state

How Zealous

fanatic
8 4.3
witch-hunter
  • Literature
3 8.2
persecutor
4 7.9
prosecutor
789 4.6
accuser
93 3.5
complainer
11 2.8
investigator
68 3.6

Surface Forms

prosecutor singular
prosecutors plural

Morphology

prosecutor = prosecute (transparent) = prosecute + or

Formed by the verb 'prosecute' plus the agentive suffix '-or', giving a clear meaning 'one who prosecutes'.

Etymology

Prosecutor comes from the Latin prosequi, meaning 'to follow up' or 'pursue'. A good way to remember it is to think of a prosecutor as the lawyer who 'follows' the case for the government and pursues evidence to prove a crime.