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1. (n.) prosecutor
a complainant, chief witness, or the like who instigates prosecution in a criminal proceeding.
Etymology: (1590–1600; < ML, LL prōsecūtor pursuer)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) prosecutor, public prosecutor, prosecuting officer, prosecuting attorney
a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state
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1. (noun) prosecutor
a government lawyer whose job is to prosecute people
the Dallas County prosecutor
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) prosecutor
one who prosecutes or carries on any purpose, plan, or business
2. (noun) prosecutor
the person who institutes and carries on a criminal suit against another in the name of the government
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prosecutor
1. One who abets a crime after it has or has not been committed.
2. An oratorical censor that precedes the coming of the hangman.
3. A pumice-stone that gives to the Statue of Justice a cleanly, Christian look.
4. A nose that can sniff the gallows, long before the wood is cut for it in the forest.
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Sense: The civil servant who brings legal action.
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 Brazilian: promotor |
 German: der Anklagevertreter, der |
 Finnish: syyttäjä |
 Korean: 검사 |
 Lithuanian: prokuroras |
 Persian: څارنوال |
 Pashto: څارنوال |
 Thai: นักสำรวจหาทองคำ |
 Turkish: savcı |
 Taiwanese: 檢察官，公訴人 |
 Chinese: 检察官，公诉人 |
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