prosecutor
noun
pros·e·cu·tor
ˈprä-si-ˌkyü-tər 
1
: a person who institutes a prosecution before a court
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Solis, the disgraced former Chicago alderman whose testimony was a key part of federal prosecutors’ case against Madigan and McClain, is still allowed to keep his six-figure pension.
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Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
Others have called on the governor to remove Adams after Manhattan's top federal prosecutor, Danielle Sassoon, and five DOJ officials resigned Thursday.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
Chillingly, Pacheco had Escalera’s phone and answered it after she was already declared dead, prosecutors said.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 14 Feb. 2025
Manhattan's top career federal prosecutor resigned after attorneys in her office were directed to drop their criminal case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, three sources familiar with the matter confirmed to CBS News.
—Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2025
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Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
Others have called on the governor to remove Adams after Manhattan's top federal prosecutor, Danielle Sassoon, and five DOJ officials resigned Thursday.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
Chillingly, Pacheco had Escalera’s phone and answered it after she was already declared dead, prosecutors said.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 14 Feb. 2025
Manhattan's top career federal prosecutor resigned after attorneys in her office were directed to drop their criminal case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, three sources familiar with the matter confirmed to CBS News.
—Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2025
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prosecutor
noun
pros·e·cu·tor
ˈpräs-i-ˌkyüt-ər
: a person (as a district attorney) who prosecutes especially a criminal case as lawyer for the state
Legal Definition
prosecutor
noun
pros·e·cu·tor
ˈprä-si-ˌkyü-tər
1
: a person who institutes a prosecution (as by making an affidavit or complaint charging the defendant)
2
: a government attorney who presents the state's case against the defendant in a criminal prosecution
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