public prosecutor
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4.1
- noun
- /ˈpʌblɪk ˈprɒsɪkjuːtə/
- UK
:
fiscal público
- Seeking increased court exposure, he then spent two years working as a public prosecutor before returning to private practice.
Examples
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That's more than enough for the public prosecutor to start an official inquiry.
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I expected the worst when I saw that Emil Hahn was the public prosecutor.
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Could you tell me who the public prosecutor was?
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The first surprise you would meet is the absence of any public prosecutor or state's attorney.
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The pre-trial assessment section is divided into eight units that work in close collaboration with the office of the public prosecutor.
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I've spoken to the public prosecutor, and he gives me his assurance on that.
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In both cases, the "accused" is confronted with the intricacies of the criminal law or with the expert advocacy of the public prosecutor.
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The public prosecutor was to use the report to determine whether the physician's action was appropriate (Meek 1999).
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The chief public prosecutor now began to indict women who had taken the Polish opportunity to terminate an unwanted pregnancy.
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The public prosecutor presented compelling evidence during the trial to secure a conviction.
Synonyms
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4.6
A lawyer who represents the government and brings charges against someone accused of a crime
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5.1
Lawyers who present the state's case against someone accused of a crime in court
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4.2
A lawyer who brings criminal charges for the government in a local area
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6.8
A government lawyer who brings criminal charges for the state
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5.5
A lawyer who brings criminal cases in court for the state government
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5.9
A government lawyer who tries to prove someone committed a crime in court
A government lawyer who tries to prove someone committed a crime in court
A person a court chooses to sue for someone who cannot act for themselves
How Senior
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from combining 'prosecutor' (a government lawyer who brings cases) with the modifier 'public' (on behalf of the public/state): together they denote the prosecutor acting for the state. This noun-modifier composition is regular in English and has clear equivalents in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
Public prosecutor comes from the clear picture of one person in court speaking for everyone: public means the people or the state and prosecutor is the person who 'brings charges'. So a public prosecutor is the government official who acts 'for the public' to 'bring charges' in criminal cases.