prosecutor
USPRAH-suh-kyoo-tur/ˈpɹɑ.səˌkjuːˌtəɹ/UKPROS-i-kyoo-tuh/ˈpɹɒsɪkjuːtə/
Pluralprosecutors
- 1A lawyer who tries to prove in court that someone is guilty of a crime.
Like one side in a debate, trying to convince the judges that the other person is in the wrong.
The prosecutor told the jury that the evidence proved the man's guilt.
Two prosecutors worked together on the difficult robbery case.
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- 2A person, such as a victim or main witness, who starts a criminal case against someone.
The man who was attacked made the complaint himself, so he was named as the prosecutor in the case.
The two neighbors became prosecutors when they formally brought charges against the thief.
Similarcomplainant, accuser
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Origin
This word comes from the 1590s. It came from a Latin word 'prosecutor', linked to the verb 'prosecute'.