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Prosecuting attorney Moderate

Prosecuting attorney has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state

2

A public officer charged with carrying on the prosecution or representing the state in criminal proceedings and, in some jurisdictions, instituting or representing the state in civil or administrative proceedings.

See Also
criminal proceeding represent carry on state public officer charge institute
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
official lawyer
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
district attorney state's attorney
Rhyming Words
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