prosecutor
English
Etymology
1590s, from Medieval Latin prosecutor, from prōsequor (English prosecute).[1]
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈpɹɑsəˌkjuːtəɹ/
Noun
prosecutor (plural prosecutors)
- (law) a prosecuting attorney.
- Annie Jay was the Wisconsin government prosecutor in the trial of a man for forging his client's signature.
- (law) a person, as a complainant, victim, or chief witness, who institutes prosecution in a criminal proceeding.
- The prosecutor got the witness to admit he was lying.
Derived terms
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Translations
prosecuting attorney
a person instituting criminal prosecution
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References
- “prosecutor” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.
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