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Noun: prosecuting officer
  1. (law) a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state
    - prosecutor, public prosecutor, prosecuting attorney

Derived forms: prosecuting officers

Type of: attorney, functionary, lawyer, official

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