prosecutorial
adjective
pros·e·cu·to·ri·al
ˌprä-si-kyü-ˈtȯr-ē-əl 
: of, relating to, or being a prosecutor or prosecution
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The appearance marked Trump’s clearest exertion yet of personal control over the country’s federal law enforcement apparatus, which is normally run by appointees who keep at least an arm’s length from the president to avoid the appearance that politics are governing prosecutorial decisions.
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Nicholas Riccardi, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
In other cases, rogue prosecutors use data to make prosecutorial decisions based on race and class rather than on public safety.
—Charles "cully" Stimson/the Heritage Foundation, Boston Herald, 3 Feb. 2025
Neither answered follow-up questions about allegations of prosecutorial misconduct or of West manufacturing the bite marks.
—Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 11 Mar. 2025
The Department of Justice, in seeking to suspend Mayor Adams’ corruption case, is committing a clear violation of the rule of law, the rule that keeps prosecutorial decisions free of politics.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 16 Feb. 2025
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Nicholas Riccardi, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
In other cases, rogue prosecutors use data to make prosecutorial decisions based on race and class rather than on public safety.
—Charles "cully" Stimson/the Heritage Foundation, Boston Herald, 3 Feb. 2025
Neither answered follow-up questions about allegations of prosecutorial misconduct or of West manufacturing the bite marks.
—Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 11 Mar. 2025
The Department of Justice, in seeking to suspend Mayor Adams’ corruption case, is committing a clear violation of the rule of law, the rule that keeps prosecutorial decisions free of politics.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 16 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for prosecutorial
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prosecutorial
adjective
pros·e·cu·to·ri·al
ˌprä-si-kyü-ˈtōr-ē-əl
: of, relating to, or being a prosecutor or prosecution
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