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
Then, while their heads were turned, a car burglar gave them another reason to grieve, prosecutors say.
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Jasmine Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2025
But other companies resold a portion to federal prisons, and inmates in Minnesota reported suffering stomach disorders, prosecutors said in a sentencing memorandum.
—ProPublica, 13 Feb. 2025
Yoni Barrios, 34, pleaded guilty but mentally ill to murder and terrorism charges as part of a deal with prosecutors to avoid the death penalty for a series of stabbings on the Las Vegas Strip that left two people dead and six injured.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 2 Feb. 2025
During the exchange, prosecutors said DeLisa expressed skepticism about her chances of landing the job, which upset her.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 2 Feb. 2025
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Jasmine Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2025
But other companies resold a portion to federal prisons, and inmates in Minnesota reported suffering stomach disorders, prosecutors said in a sentencing memorandum.
—ProPublica, 13 Feb. 2025
Yoni Barrios, 34, pleaded guilty but mentally ill to murder and terrorism charges as part of a deal with prosecutors to avoid the death penalty for a series of stabbings on the Las Vegas Strip that left two people dead and six injured.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 2 Feb. 2025
During the exchange, prosecutors said DeLisa expressed skepticism about her chances of landing the job, which upset her.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 2 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prosecutor
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Team Emilia Pérez tested BBC censors’ patience Zoe Saldaña won best supporting actress for her performance as lawyer Rita Mora Castro, celebrating her win by reenacting the opening scene of Four Weddings and a Funeral before a countdown began during her thank-yous.—
Hayley Maitland,
Vogue,
17 Feb. 2025
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All doping cases are different and will have different outcomes depending on the evidence submitted and the resources of the players involved – players with more resources can afford better lawyers and can more quickly make appeals or submit evidence in their favor.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
The Athletic,
16 Feb. 2025
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In the series, married attorneys Anna (played by Adams) and Tom Bowden are in peril when Max Cady (Bardem, in the role Robert De Niro played in the 1991 film), a killer from their past, is released from prison.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
11 Feb. 2025
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Damien Williams, the former U.S. attorney in Manhattan, stepped down after Trump’s election victory.—
Eric Tucker,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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Friday’s development is just the latest twist in a complicated, layered, yearslong corruption scandal that has engulfed Alameda County, its county seat, Oakland, and led to the ousting of its mayor and a district attorney.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Feb. 2025
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The inmate and the Norristown man accused of posting from the fake account are charged with criminal solicitation of murder of the first degree, conspiracy to murder of the first degree and criminal use of a communications facility, the district attorney’s office said.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
3 Feb. 2025
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City’s explanation is that decision, and the case as a whole, fell into the remit of the solicitors representing the company’s insurers rather than the club itself.—
Daniel Taylor,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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In 2018, several members were elected to City Council in Bethlehem, and Susan Wild, the city solicitor in nearby Allentown and old friend of Ms. Morganelli’s, was elected to Congress with the group’s support.—
Charles Homans,
New York Times,
19 Jan. 2025
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Newsweek has reached out to the Latah County prosecuting attorney via email for comment on Friday afternoon.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
3 Jan. 2025
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State police special agents will prepare an investigative file to be submitted to the Greene County prosecuting attorney, who will determine whether the use of deadly force by the officers was consistent with Arkansas laws.—
Daniel McFadin,
arkansasonline.com,
20 Dec. 2024
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