PROSECUTOR
\pɹˈɒsɪkjˌuːtə], \pɹˈɒsɪkjˌuːtə], \p_ɹ_ˈɒ_s_ɪ_k_j_ˌuː_t_ə]\
Definitions of PROSECUTOR
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- 2010 - Legal Glossary Database
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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The person who institutes and carries on a criminal suit against another in the name of the government.
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One who prosecutes or pursues any plan or business: one who carries on a criminal suit:-fem. PROSECUTRIX.
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By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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