TOP

Definition of prosecutor noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

prosecutor

noun
 
/ˈprɒsɪkjuːtə(r)/
 
/ˈprɑːsɪkjuːtər/
jump to other results
  1. a public official who charges somebody officially with a crime and prosecutes them in court
    • the public/state prosecutor
    see also special prosecutorTopics Law and justicec1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • public
    • county
    • federal
    prosecutor + verb
    • charge somebody with something
    • indict somebody
    • allege something
    See full entry
  2. a lawyer who leads the case against a defendant in court
    • The prosecutor rose to give the opening address.
    see also Crown prosecutor
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • public
    • county
    • federal
    prosecutor + verb
    • charge somebody with something
    • indict somebody
    • allege something
    See full entry
See prosecutor in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee prosecutor in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
unclear
adjective
 
 
From the Word list
OPAL written words
Oxford Learner's Dictionaries Word of the Day