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public prosecutor

NOUN
criminal lawyer for the government
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Members of the court warned they were not giving anyone a "free pass," and that the case was still ongoing and the public prosecutor had been notified.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 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

Kramnik has also filed a complaint with the Geneva public prosecutor regarding “hundreds of terrifying private messages and public comments” he has received since Naroditsky’s death.

From Slate • Nov. 1, 2025

They wanted a public prosecutor then ten times more than we do now.

From World's End A Story in Three Books by Jefferies, Richard