public prosecutor

noun

An attorney appointed by the government to pursue all criminal acts.

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Meanings

nounpublic prosecutor (plural public prosecutors)

plural public prosecutors

  1. lawAn attorney appointed by the government to pursue all criminal acts.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state

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prosecutorprosecuting officerprosecuting attorney
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officialfunctionarylawyerattorney
Also see
prosecuting attorneyprosecutor

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

public prosecutor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/public%20prosecutor

MLA

“public prosecutor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/public%20prosecutor. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “public prosecutor,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/public%20prosecutor.

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