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public prosecutor

NOUN
criminal lawyer for the government
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The prime minister, a former human rights lawyer and chief public prosecutor whose wife is of Jewish origin, said many Jewish people had told them they were affected by "the repeat nature" of the protests.

From Barron's • May 2, 2026

The Spiegel report said the public prosecutor was looking into how as-yet-unknown Deutsche Bank officials maintained business relationships with foreign companies suspected of money laundering.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 28, 2026

The three received equipment to map and hack Wi-Fi systems at official buildings, potentially “for digital espionage and cyberattacks,” according to the Dutch public prosecutor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

In an application filed last month, the public prosecutor argued there were "inconsistencies" in the witness testimonies in identifying the accused and asked the court to close the case.

From BBC • Nov. 19, 2025

The first witness called by the public prosecutor was Lorimer, who deposed that the bill had been paid over to him by Wotherspoon, for professional services rendered the latter at the time of his bankruptcy.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 12 by Various




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