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prosecutor en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈpɹɑ.səˌkjuːˌtəɹ/ (US)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. A prosecuting attorney.
   • It sat by mutely while Jack Abramoff, the superlobbyist, spun schemes that eroded public trust, until prosecutors had to move in. 2008 February 22, “Now a Reminder From Mr. Cunningham”, in New York Times:
   • The evidence disclosed that the three prisoners were in a public-house together with the prosecutor, Abraham Rhodes, and that in concert with the other two prisoners, the prisoner John Dewhirst placed a pencase on the table in the room where they were assembled, and left the room to get writing-paper. 1861, Edward William Cox, Reports of Cases in Criminal Law:
   • Annie Jay was the Wisconsin government prosecutor in the trial of a man for forging his client's signature.
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.

Forms

Deriveds

criminal prosecutor · prosecutorship · special prosecutor · prosecutorial · crown prosecutor · Crown prosecutor · public prosecutor

Relateds

prosecution · prosecute

Translations (146)

fa-ira دادْسِتان (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · mk обвинител (prosecuting attorney) · sl tožilka (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · be абвінава́ўца (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · ro procuror (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · az prokuror (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · tg додситон (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · sk žalobca (prosecuting attorney) · mn ᠫᠷᠣᠺᠦ᠋᠌᠍᠋ᠷᠣᠷ (prosecuting attorney) · sv åklagare (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · ceb prosekyutor (prosecuting attorney) · cmn 檢控官 /检控官 (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · ko 검찰관 (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · ps څارنوال (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · fi syyttäjä (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · fa-ira مُدَّعی (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · pl prokurator (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · de Amtsanwalt (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · ru обвини́тель (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · yue 主控官 (prosecuting attorney) · sh tùžitelj (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · es acusador (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · lo ໂຈດ (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · pt promotor (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · cmn 起訴人 /起诉人 (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · ky прокурор (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · sh tužitèljica (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · fi syyttäjä (prosecuting attorney) · it prosecutore (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · it procuratore (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · cs žalobkyně (prosecuting attorney) · de Staatsanwältin (prosecuting attorney) · da anklager (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · ja 検察官 (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · kk прокурор (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · uk прокуро́р (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · pt procuradora (prosecuting attorney) · sv åklagare (prosecuting attorney) · cs prokurátor (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · tk prokuror (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · th โจทก์ (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · cs prokurátor (prosecuting attorney) · bg обвини́тел (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · ur مُدَّعِی (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · sw kiongozi wa mashtaka (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · mn байцаагч (prosecuting attorney) · ca procurador (prosecuting attorney) · ja 検事 (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · sh ту̀житељ (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · ko 검사 (prosecuting attorney) · fr procureur (prosecuting attorney) · ug پروكۇرور (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · ar الْمُدَّعِي (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · mn яллагч (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · sh тужитѐљица (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · is saksóknari (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · tg прокурор (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · vi bên nguyên (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · fr procuratrice (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · az ittihamçı (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · ko 검찰 (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · fr procureur (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · uz qoralovchi (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · mk обвинител (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · ko 검사 (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · el εισαγγελέας (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · nl officier van justitie (prosecuting attorney) · de Staatsanwalt (prosecuting attorney) · vi người khởi tố (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · sl tožilec (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · be пракуро́р (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · pdt Aunkloagsveträda (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · yue 主控官 (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · sq prokuror (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · tk garalawçy (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · uk обвинува́ч (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · ak kwaadubɔni (prosecuting attorney) · sq prokuror (prosecuting attorney) · nb anklager (prosecuting attorney) · de Staatsanwältin (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · vi biện lý (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · el κατήγορος (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · th อัยการ (prosecuting attorney) · pt promotora (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · sk žalobkyňa (prosecuting attorney) · uk обвинува́чка (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · he קָטֵגוֹר (prosecuting attorney) · cmn 檢察官 /检察官 (prosecuting attorney) · tr savcı (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · lt prokuroras (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · sk prokurátor (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · es promotor fiscal (prosecuting attorney) · mn ᠪᠠᠢᠢᠴᠠᠭᠠᠭᠴᠢ (prosecuting attorney) · ceb prosekyutor (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · nb aktor (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · be пракуро́р (prosecuting attorney) · hy դատախազ (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · it procuratore della repubblica (prosecuting attorney) · id oditur (prosecuting attorney) · he תוֹבֵעַ (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · ru прокуро́р (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · sw mwendesha mashtaka (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · nl aanklager (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · uz prokuror (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · fr procureuse (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · prs مُدَّعِی (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · sk prokurátor (prosecuting attorney) · pl prokurator (prosecuting attorney) · id jaksa (nonmilitary) (prosecuting attorney) · hi अभियोक्ता (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · kk прокурор (prosecuting attorney) · bg прокуро́р (prosecuting attorney) · hi अभियोजन (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · uk прокуро́р (prosecuting attorney) · ru обвини́тельница (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · ka პროკურორი (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · hu ügyész (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · bn অভিশংসক (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · ru прокуро́р (prosecuting attorney) · et prokurör (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · vi công tố viên (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · eo akuzisto (prosecuting attorney) · mi kaiwhiu (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · hu ügyész (prosecuting attorney) · cmn 原告 (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · tr davacı (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · lv prokurors (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · pdt Aunkloagsveträda (prosecuting attorney) · de Ankläger (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · mk обвинителка (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · ar مُدَّعٍ (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · ja 検事 (prosecuting attorney) · cy erlynydd (prosecuting attorney) · de Staatsanwalt (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · es procurador fiscal (prosecuting attorney) · ca fiscal (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · hi अभियोक्ता (prosecuting attorney) · bg обвини́телка (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · bg прокуро́р (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · et süüdistaja (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · fo ákæri (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · ja 検察 (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · cs žalobce (prosecuting attorney) · pt procurador (prosecuting attorney) · de Anklägerin (a person instituting criminal prosecution) · mn прокурор (prosecuting attorney)

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