PROSECUTOR


Meaning of PROSECUTOR in English

/pros"i kyooh'teuhr/ , n.

1. Law.

a. See prosecuting attorney .

b. a person, as a complainant or chief witness, instigating prosecution in a criminal proceeding.

2. a person who prosecutes.

[ 1590-1600; prosecutor pursuer. See PROSECUTE, -TOR ]

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