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prosecutor

[pros-i-kyoo-ter] / ˈprɒs ɪˌkju tər /
NOUN
accuser
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NOUN
plaintiff
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The entire process, however, goes beyond the fate of a single prosecutor and could reshape the world's only permanent war‑crimes tribunal.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

After months of burying the accusations, and more than two years of dithering, the International Criminal Court at last fired its prosecutor, Karim Khan.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

The Minneapolis prosecutor overseeing the case said Thursday that Boelter is expected in state court on Aug. 3.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

Her investigation includes interviews with former members of Manson’s “family” of followers, associates, scholars, former Manson prosecutor Stephen Kay and others.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

The prosecutor insisted that Charlie be tried as an adult, and he announced that he intended to seek the maximum punishment permitted by law.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

Three men were arrested on Saturday in Gironde -- where a wildfire has already scorched 32,000 hectares -- on suspicion of endangering lives, prosecutors said.

From Barron's Jul. 26, 2026

Their accounts match the findings of Ukrainian prosecutors and intelligence services and United Nations investigators, who have conducted extensive interviews with former prisoners—both soldiers and civilians—throughout the more than four-year war.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

Celeste texted Burke in June 2024, according to prosecutors.

From BBC Jul. 25, 2026

Burke and Hernandez got into an argument the night before prosecutors say she was killed, with the teen expressing frustration and jealousy over Burke’s relationships with other women.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

Most prosecutors’ offices lack any manual or guidebook advising prosecutors how to make discretionary decisions.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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