prosecutor (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *prosecutor*:
NOUN	person	prosecutor, public prosecutor, prosecuting officer, prosecuting attorney	a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state

prosecutor > pronunciation
Sounds	praa'sihkyuw.ter
Rhymes	abductor ... zoster: 649 rhymes with ter...

English > *prosecutor*: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaning	A government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state.
Synonyms	public prosecutor, prosecuting officer, prosecuting attorney
Category	law, jurisprudence	The collection of rules imposed by authority
Narrower	district attorney, DA	An official prosecutor for a judicial district
Narrower	state's attorney, state attorney	A prosecuting attorney for a state
Broader	lawyer, attorney	A professional person authorized to practice law
Broader	official, functionary	A worker who holds or is invested with an office
Spanish	fiscal, procuradora, procurador
Catalan	fiscal
Verbs	prosecute	bring a criminal action against (in a trial)
Verbs	prosecute	conduct a prosecution in a court of law

HyperDic: prosecutor