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