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prosecutor

[pros-i-kyoo-ter] / ˈprɒs ɪˌkju tər /
NOUN
accuser
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NOUN
plaintiff
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The rightful owner has five years to claim the hoard under Belgian law - though the local prosecutor, who has launched an investigation, said it was not yet known who this might be.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

Colin McDonald, a 38-year-old who earlier worked as a prosecutor in San Diego, was put in charge of the new division in April.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

“Even while incarcerated, she cannot refrain from scheming,” the prosecutor said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

County prosecutor who defended Harvey Weinstein, is at the front of a high-powered legal team backing Flores.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

The head prosecutor in Dowa was a church deacon named Mister Kabisa, who was also one of my father’s loyal customers.

From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba

At the same time that Erin Patterson's case is heard, prosecutors will also be appealing her sentence.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

In the past, it was uncommon for federal prosecutors to pursue charges against noncitizen voters who didn’t understand that it was against the law for them to vote.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

After the older unit’s leader reclaimed some prosecutors, he told some of his lawyers that he had “won” the fight, the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

The 2020 killing of Pop Smoke, whose real name was Bashar Jackson, occurred when Jester was 15 years old, according to a sentencing memo written by prosecutors.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

What if the prosecutors, hoping to justify Zeitoun’s incarceration, tried to make a case against him—a connection, any distant connection, to some terrorist activity?

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers




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