Meaning

2 senses
  1. A prosecuting attorney.

    Annie Jay was the Wisconsin government prosecutor in the trial of a man for forging his client's signature.

    Staatsanwalt, Staatsanwältin

    прокуро́рprokurór

    прокуро́рprokurór

  2. A person, as a complainant, victim, or chief witness, who institutes prosecution in a criminal proceeding.

    The prosecutor got the witness to admit he was lying.

    Staatsanwalt, Staatsanwältin, Amtsanwalt

    прокуро́рprokurór, обвини́тельobvinítelʹ, обвини́тельницаobvinítelʹnica

    прокуро́рprokurór, обвинува́чobvynuváč, обвинува́чкаobvynuváčka

More definitions
  • a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state

Examples

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  1. My lawyer's talking to the prosecutor.

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  2. The prosecutor asked me a leading question.

    ruПрокурор задал мне наводящий вопрос.

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  3. Tom is the prosecutor in this case.

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  4. The prosecutor could use that against Tom.

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  5. Prosecutors still insist Tom is guilty.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
prosecuting attorney:
a person instituting criminal prosecution:
Русский
By meaning 2
prosecuting attorney:
a person instituting criminal prosecution:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
prosecuting attorney:
a person instituting criminal prosecution:

Origin

First use appears c. 1542, from Medieval Latin prosecutor, from prōsequor (English prosecu

First use appears c. 1542, from Medieval Latin prosecutor, from prōsequor (English prosecute). By surface analysis, prosecute + -or.

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Forms

plural: prosecutors
Singularprosecutor
Pluralprosecutors

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

8 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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