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prosecutor

[pros-i-kyoo-ter] / ˈprɒs ɪˌkyu tər /
NOUN
accuser
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NOUN
plaintiff
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But in Los Angeles, Bill Essayli wields the power of a top prosecutor under a lesser title: “first assistant.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

But he and another prosecutor argued the reports were similar to what had already been turned over to the defense.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

The Hague’s jurists may recall the 2015 murder of Alberto Nisman, the Argentinian prosecutor investigating Iran’s 1994 bombing of a Jewish center in Buenos Aires.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Gerbasi, the counternarcotics prosecutor, declined to comment on specific cases that might have been declined in his office.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026

Eventually, the county prosecutor decided to look again for the bullet that had eluded investigators during Anna’s autopsy.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann