Director of Public Prosecutions
noun/dəˌrektər əv ˌpʌblɪk ˌprɒsɪˈkjuːʃnz/, /daɪˌrektər əv ˌpʌblɪk ˌprɒsɪˈkjuːʃnz/
/dəˌrektər əv ˌpʌblɪk ˌprɑːsɪˈkjuːʃnz/, /daɪˌrektər əv ˌpʌblɪk ˌprɑːsɪˈkjuːʃnz/
(abbreviation DPP)
- (in England and Wales) a public official whose job is to decide whether people who are suspected of a crime should be brought to trial
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Director of Public Prosecutions