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Noun: prosecutor  'pró-su`kyoo-tu(r)
  1. A government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state
    "the prosecutor had a moral certainty that the prisoner was guilty"
    - public prosecutor, prosecuting officer, prosecuting attorney

Derived forms: prosecutors

See also: prosecute

Type of: attorney, functionary, lawyer, official

Encyclopedia: Prosecutor

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