prosecutor
Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɑ.səˌkjuːˌtəɹ/
The English word “prosecutor” has 2 meanings listed here.
noun
- A prosecuting attorney.
- A person, as a complainant, victim, or chief witness, who institutes prosecution in a criminal proceeding.
Etymology
First use appears c. 1542, from Medieval Latin prosecutor, from prōsequor (English prosecute). By surface analysis, prosecute + -or.
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More English words
- prosecution history estoppel
- prosecutional
- prosecutive
- prosecutive case
- prosecutorial
- prosecutorially
- prosecutorship
- prosecutrix
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