prosecutorpros‧e‧cu‧tor /ˈprɒsɪkjuːtə $ ˈprɑːsɪkjuːtər/ ●○○ noun [countable] 
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Thesaurus- A special prosecutor was appointed to deal with that particular case.
- The chief prosecutor told the court that Johnson was guilty of a horrible crime and asked for the maximum sentence.
- As a prosecutor, I would never have missed it.
- Bronx juries were difficult enough for a prosecutor as it was.
- Cole, a former Justice Department prosecutor, is equally thorough in the documents he is requesting.
- Confusion then beset the top ranks of the government and the judiciary-special commissions and prosecutors came and went.
- Meanwhile scores of rebel sup porters appeared in court as prosecutors pressed the first charges stemming from the coup attempt.
- The fraud was so obvious that Daley had to permit a special prosecutor to be appointed to investigate.
- There may also be a reluctance among prosecutors to look beyond the individual driver, pilot, or captain in each case.
Longman Language Activatorsomeone who officially tries to prove that someone is guilty► the prosecution
Collocations the group of lawyers in a court of law who try to prove that the person accused of a crime is guilty: · The prosecution alleged that the men took part in a plot to kill the President.· McFarlane will appear as a witness for the prosecution.
► prosecutor the lawyer who officially accuses someone of a crime or offence in a court of law and tries to prove that they are guilty: · The chief prosecutor told the court that Johnson was guilty of a horrible crime and asked for the maximum sentence.· A special prosecutor was appointed to deal with that particular case.
► District Attorney/D.A. a government lawyer in the US who works with the police and in the courts on legal cases against people who have been charged with a crime: · the District Attorney's office· Richards was pictured on the front page, shaking the D.A.'s hand.
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nouncause, nouncause célèbre, nouncause of action, nouncaution, nouncaution, verbcertificate of incorporation, nouncertificate of protest, nouncertificate of search, nounchain of title, nounchallenge, nounchallenge, verbchancery, nounChapter 7, nouncharge, nouncharge, verbcharges register, chief justice, nouncircuit court, nouncite, verbcitizen's arrest, nouncivil, adjectivecivil law, nounclaim, nounclaimant, nounclass action, nounclause, nounclean, adjectivecloud on title, nouncollusion, nouncommerce clause, committal, nouncommon law, nouncommunity property, nounCommunity Reinvestment Act, nouncommutation, nounCompanies House, nouncompanies registry, company limited by guarantee, nouncompany limited by shares, nouncompany officer, competence, nouncompetent, adjectivecomplainant, nouncompletion, nouncompletion date, compliance officer, compulsory purchase, nounconditional discharge, nouncondition precedent, nouncondition subsequent, nounconduct money, confidentiality clause, confirmation hearing, conflict of laws, nounconjugal, adjectiveconsensus ad idem, nounconsent decree, consenting adult, nounconservator, nounconstituted, adjectiveconstitution, nounconstitutional, adjectiveconstitutionality, nouncontempt, nouncontest, verbcontingency fee, contract of insurance, nouncontract of purchase, nouncontract of service, nouncontravene, verbcontravention, nouncontributory negligence, nounconvey, verbconveyance, nounconveyancing, nounconvict, verbconviction, nouncopyright, nounco-respondent, nouncosignatory, nouncounsel, nouncounty court, nouncourthouse, nouncourt-martial, nouncourt-martial, verbCourt of Appeal, nounCourt of Appeals, nouncourt of inquiry, nouncourt of law, nounCourt of Queen's Bench, nouncourt order, nouncourt reporter, nouncourtroom, nouncramdown, nouncriminal, adjectivecriminal injury, criminalize, verbcriminal law, nouncross-examine, verbCrown Court, nouncurfew, nouncustodial, adjectiveD.A., noundata protection, death sentence, noundeath 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adjectiveenjoin, verbescape clause, escrow, nounescrow agent, estate, nounestoppel, nounevidence, nounexamination, nounexamination-in-chief, nounexamine, verbexculpate, verbexecute, verbexecutor, nounexecutrix, nounexhibit, nounexpectations, nounex post facto law, nounexpropriate, verbextradite, verbextrajudicial, adjectivefair dealing, false representation, nounfee absolute, nounfiduciary, nounfiduciary, adjectivefinding, nounfirm name, nounfixtures and fittings, nounforce majeure, nounforeman, nounforewoman, nounfreeholder, nounfree pardon, nounfrustration of contract, fugitive, nounfugitive, adjectivegagging order, gag order, noungarnishee, verbgarnishee, noungeneral counsel, noungeneral practice, noungive, verbgrand jury, noungrantee, noungrantor, noungreen paper, noungross misconduct, ground rent, nounguarantee, verbguarantor, nounguaranty, nounguillotine, verbguilt, noungun control, nounhabeas corpus, nounHague Rules, nounhear, verbhearing, nounheir, nounheir apparent, nounhereafter, adverbhereditament, nounhereinafter, adverbhereof, adverbhereto, adverbheritable, adjectiveHigh Court, nounHighway Code, nounhirer, nounhuman right, nounimplied term, inadmissible, adjectiveinalienable, adjectiveincriminate, verbindemnify, verbindemnity, nounindict, verbindictable, adjectiveindictment, nounindustrial tribunal, nouninitiative, nouninjunction, nounin loco parentis, adverbinnocence, nouninnocent, adjectiveinoperative, adjectiveinquest, nouninsanity, nouninstruct, verbintellectual property, nounintent, nouninterdict, nouninterlocutory injunction, invoke, verbJane Doe, nounjob quota, joint and several liability, JP, nounjudge, nounjudge, verbjudicial, adjectivejuridical, adjectivejurisdiction, nounjurisprudence, nounjurist, nounjuror, nounjury, nounjury box, nounjury service, nounjustice, nounJustice of the Peace, nounjustifiable homicide, nounjuvenile, adjectivekangaroo court, nounKing's Counsel, nounlaw firm, nounlawyer, nounlease, nounleasehold, adjectiveleaseholder, nounlegatee, nounlegator, nounlessee, nounlessor, nounletters of administration, nounliable, adjectivelicensee, nounlien, nounlienee, nounlienor, nounlimited liability, nounliquidated damages, litigant, nounlitigate, verblitigation, nounlitigator, nounlitigious, adjectiveliving will, nounloophole, nounmagisterial, adjectivemagistracy, nounmagistrate, nounMagistrates' Court, nounmaintenance, nounmajority, nounmalfeasance, nounmalpractice, nounmarriage certificate, nounmarriage licence, nounmarriage lines, nounmaterial, adjectivematerial fact, nounmemorandum, nounmiscarriage of justice, nounmisdirect, verbmisfeasance, nounmisstatement, nounmistrial, nounM'lord, nounM'lud, nounmoiety, nounmonies, nounmoot court, nounmoratorium, nounmovable, nounno-fault, adjectivenolo contendere, nounnonfeasance, nounnon-negotiable, adjectivenotary, nounnuisance, nounnullify, verbnullity, nounoath, nounopen-and-shut case, nounopen verdict, nounoperative mistake, nounordinance, nounoriginating application, originating summons, outlaw, nounout-of-court settlement, nounoyez, interjectionpalimony, nounpanel, nounparalegal, nounpardon, verbpardon, nounparty, nounpass, verbpassage, nounpatent, nounpatent, adjectivepaternity, nounpaternity suit, nounpatrimony, nounpenal code, nounpenalty, nounperformance contract, perjury, nounpersonal injury, personal representative, personalty, nounpetition, nounpetition, verbpetitioner, nounplaintiff, nounplanning permission, nounplea bargaining, nounpleadings, nounpledgee, nounpolice, verbpositive discrimination, nounpower of attorney, nounprecedent, nounprejudice, verbpreservation order, nounpresume, verbprice-fixing, nounprima facie, adjectiveprimary residence, prime tenant, primogeniture, nounprivate law, nounprivileged, adjectiveprivity, nounprobate, nounprobate, verbprobation, nounprobationer, nounprobation officer, nounpro bono, adjectiveprocedural, adjectiveproceeding, nounproceedings, nounprohibit, verbprohibition, nounprohibitive, adjectivepromulgate, verbpronounce, verbproposition, nounproscribe, verbprosecute, verbprosecution, nounprosecutor, nounprotective custody, nounprove, verbprovision, nounprovisional licence, nounproximate cause, nounpublic defender, nounpublic prosecutor, nounpublic service vehicle, punishable, adjectiveQC, nounquarter sessions, nounquash, verbQueen's Counsel, nounreal property, nounrecess, nounrecess, verbrecognition, nounrecognizance, nounrecorder, nounreeve, nounregulation, nounremand, verbremand, nounrepeal, verbrescind, verbrespondent, nounrestoration, nounrestore, verbretainer, nounretrial, nounretroactive, adjectiveretrospective, adjectiveretry, verbreversion, nounrevocation, nounrevoke, verbRex, nounright of appeal, nounroad tax, nounroot of title, royalty payment, rule, verbruling, nounsaid, adjectivesalami slicing, nounSarbanes-Oxley Act, nounscheme of arrangement, nounsentence, nounsentence, verbsequester, verbsession, nounsettlement date, settlement terms, 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nountitle deed, nountitle holder, nountort, nountradename, nounTrading Standards, treasure trove, nountrespass, verbtrespass, nountrial, nountrust for sale, nounultra vires, adjectiveunderwriting power, undue influence, noununlicensed, adjectiveuphold, verbverdict, nounvindicate, verbvisa, nounvoucher, nounward, nounwarrant, nounwhereas, conjunctionwill, nounwill, verbwinding up, nounwitness, nounwitness, verbwitness box, nounwrit, nounwrongful termination,
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► chief
a lawyer who is trying to prove in a court of law that someone is guilty of a crime· They included the chief constable, chief probation officer, and the chief crown prosecutor.· It demonstrated the excesses that are possible in the present climate of confusion and for which the chief public prosecutor has apologised.· Four were arrested on the orders of the chief public prosecutor, but Mr Honecker was let off because of ill health.· The chief military prosecutor said 12 servicemen are being prosecuted for crimes against civilians in Chechnya and another 46 are being investigated.
► federal· When the trial kicks off Wednesday, federal prosecutors hope to turn Kaczynski indirectly into their star witness.· Mr Caserta, who left Spectrum in 1994, is already the subject of a similar criminal action brought by federal prosecutors.· An independent counsel is subject to removal by the attorney general, the same as any federal prosecutor.· Then federal prosecutors seized his house in Florida and his bank accounts in Baltimore.· Working with Mr Sablosky as investigative counsel was William Callahan, a former federal prosecutor.
► local· Only if a local prosecutor then drops the case, deeming it unwinnable, might a prisoner gain freedom.
► military· Several thousand soldiers desert every year, and military prosecutors, knowing the conditions, are reluctant to punish them.· It could be a political chief, an officer in the military, a prosecutor.· Prosecutions are rare. Military prosecutors have brought charges in only eight alleged crimes against Chechen civilians.· The chief military prosecutor said 12 servicemen are being prosecuted for crimes against civilians in Chechnya and another 46 are being investigated.
► public· He had been a public corruption prosecutor, a D.C.· He was later charged with trespass, and the public prosecutor in Mannheim will this week decide whether other charges will follow.· All prosecutions are undertaken by the public prosecutor, the Lord Advocate, or his subordinates, the procurators fiscal.· On June 14, 1961, at the request of Milan's public prosecutor, it was seized by 25 plain-clothes policemen.· It demonstrated the excesses that are possible in the present climate of confusion and for which the chief public prosecutor has apologised.
► special· Confusion then beset the top ranks of the government and the judiciary-special commissions and prosecutors came and went.· A special prosecutor was assigned, and charges were filed against the officers in June 1996.· The special state prosecutor in charge of the case said that she would be appealing against the Supreme Court's ruling.· Lozano and his top special prosecutor had been praised here and abroad for bringing down Raul Salinas.· Within ten days, a special prosecutor had been appointed to look into criminal misconduct.· Neither the president nor Mrs Clinton has been charged in the investigation conducted by special prosecutor Kenneth Starr.· The fraud was so obvious that Daley had to permit a special prosecutor to be appointed to investigate.· The special prosecutor last month asked the Supreme Court to turn aside the White House appeal over the attorneys' notes.
NOUN► county· Baltimore County prosecutors are expected to request death warrants this month.· There are no plans to arrest the boy himself, said the Genessee County prosecutor Arthur Busch.· The two were booked early Tuesday and released pending a review by Maricopa County prosecutors.· Alameda County prosecutors are now looking into alleged incidents dating back to 1995, a year after he joined the church.
► former· Kerry and Weld are both scrappy former prosecutors who have shown in past campaigns that they can fight hard.· M., a former prosecutor, has virtually no connection to the committee.· Earle has drawn three opponents this year, two in his own Democratic primary and a Republican former prosecutor.
► state· Rafael Cesario, a state prosecutor who investigated the bicheiros for a decade, linked them to 40 murders.· He met with the state prosecutor in Bavaria in 1994 and the state minister of justice in 1995.· The state prosecutor had demanded Melih Calayoglu be sent to jail for at least five years.· Teran about the Jan. 3 slaying of state prosecutor Hodin Gutierrez Rico.· The special state prosecutor in charge of the case said that she would be appealing against the Supreme Court's ruling.· A state prosecutor, he said, found that the two nuns had nothing to add to the case.· On Aug. 24 the state prosecutor, Nurullo Khuvaidullayev, had been murdered by unknown persons in Dushanbe.· An official investigation into the issue was opened by the state prosecutor on April 2.
VERB► accord· Davis' siblings appear less scarred by their loveless upbringing, according to prosecutors.
► allow· That measure, though, would not allow prosecutors to use that refusal as evidence of guilt.· It would have toughened the system by allowing prosecutors, rather than judges, to decide when to try children as adults.
► appoint· But in 1988, the Supreme Court upheld the procedure for appointing a special prosecutor outside the Justice Department.
► ask· Then I will ask the prosecutor and his assistant to do the same thing.· The most conservative justice, Antonin Scalia, was skeptical and asked both prosecutors tough questions.
► charge· Meanwhile scores of rebel sup porters appeared in court as prosecutors pressed the first charges stemming from the coup attempt.· Federal prosecutors charged that King pocketed that money.· In 1979, prosecutors charged Klan members in Detroit with conspiracy against the rights of citizens and interference with federally protected activities.· The prosecutors charged eighty-five defendants, including forty-four law enforcement officers.· Last year, prosecutors charged him with obstruction of justice.
► investigate· Rafael Cesario, a state prosecutor who investigated the bicheiros for a decade, linked them to 40 murders.· Federal prosecutors are investigating whether Castle Grande was part of a conspiracy to defraud Madison.· The couple appealed to provincial prosecutors to investigate.· They are the primary target of a special prosecutor investigating a long-ago Whitewater business deal that went sour.· Before the pardon was granted, federal prosecutors began investigating new allegations of money laundering and tax evasion.
► tell· They have told prosecutors Kaczynski may suffer from paranoid schizophrenia, a mental disorder that can cause intricate delusions.· In those earlier interviews, Manning told prosecutors McVeigh remained at the shop throughout the period in question.· Wednesday afternoon, Clark told senior prosecutors she would not be returning to the office.