as in lawyer
an officer of the court who represents the government in a criminal case and who tries to prove that the person accused of committing a crime is guilty
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Recent Examples of prosecutor
Psi fraternity at San Diego State University, was among the members and pledges that pleaded innocent to felony charges in connection with a skit performed at a 2024 party during which a pledge was severely burned, prosecutors said.
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 8 Jan. 2025
Four fraternity members at San Diego State University are facing felony charges after a pledge was set on fire during a skit at a party last year, leaving him hospitalized for weeks with third-degree burns, prosecutors said Monday.
—Adeel Hassan, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
The suspect lowered himself to the ground and another officer walked up to take them into custody, but Strong intervened, prosecutors said.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
Cooper was the fraternity’s president and Cowling was on the Pledge Board, while Serrano and Larsen were pledges, prosecutors said.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 8 Jan. 2025
Four fraternity members at San Diego State University are facing felony charges after a pledge was set on fire during a skit at a party last year, leaving him hospitalized for weeks with third-degree burns, prosecutors said Monday.
—Adeel Hassan, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
The suspect lowered himself to the ground and another officer walked up to take them into custody, but Strong intervened, prosecutors said.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
Cooper was the fraternity’s president and Cowling was on the Pledge Board, while Serrano and Larsen were pledges, prosecutors said.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prosecutor
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But most big companies will have consulted their lawyers or performed an internal self-audit after the Supreme Court's affirmative action ruling, Glasgow said.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
24 Jan. 2025
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Final calculations for how much of the total Purdue deal would be deducted to pay lawyers, consultants and administration fees are still under discussion.—
Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports,
arkansasonline.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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And as investigations into the origins of the fire continue, civil rights attorney Ben Crump has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Southern California Edison, alleging their mismanagement led to the Eaton Fire.—
Matt Friedman,
CNN,
19 Jan. 2025
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During the trial, Brittney’s defense attorney told the courtroom that she was inspired in part by the FX television series American Horror Story.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
19 Jan. 2025
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Medical records obtained by the district attorney's office showed that both gained 10 pounds over the past eight years.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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Earlier this month, Alec Baldwin filed a civil rights suit against the district attorney and other officials in Santa Fe, N.M., alleging that he was wrongfully prosecuted for manslaughter in the accidental shooting of Hutchins.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2025
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State of play: City solicitor Renee Garcia said at the hearing that her office is still assessing Trump's executive orders to understand which ones could apply to Philadelphia.—
Isaac Avilucea,
Axios,
23 Jan. 2025
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Stormzy’s solicitor Peter Csemiczky said that his client accepted responsibility for the offenses and apologized.—
Thomas Smith,
Billboard,
2 Jan. 2025
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The budget also covers the Health Department, sheriff's office, circuit court divisions, prosecuting attorney, coroner, constables, Office of Emergency Management, museum, Veterans Services and Cooperative Extension.—
Eplunus Colvin,
arkansasonline.com,
3 Jan. 2025
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In 2018, Bell ran for and won the position of St. Louis prosecuting attorney, defeating an incumbent who had served in the role for nearly three decades, in a race that voters viewed as a referendum on Brown’s death and the Ferguson protests.—
The Hill,
The Hill,
11 Dec. 2024
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“Prosecutor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prosecutor. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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