Prosecutor
noun
A person, especially a public official, who accuses someone of a crime in front of a court.
The prosecutor presented the case to the jury.
Often appears as...
- prosecutor presents
- prosecutor accuses
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Technical
noun
A person, especially a public official, who accuses someone of a crime in front of a court.
The prosecutor presented the case to the jury.
Often appears as...
- prosecutor presents
- prosecutor accuses
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
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Pro Tip 1/3Role Clarification
Not all prosecutors are public officials; some may be private individuals in certain legal systems.
In the private prosecution, the individual prosecutor took the case to court.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Defense Attorney
The prosecutor is different from a defense attorney, whose job is to defend the accused.
While the prosecutor argued for a conviction, the defense attorney countered for an acquittal.
Pro Tip 3/3Neutral vs. Aggressive
Though prosecutors accuse, they must remain fair and impartial, not just aggressively seek convictions.
The prosecutor fairly presented the evidence without undue aggression.
Pro Tip 1/3Role Clarification
Not all prosecutors are public officials; some may be private individuals in certain legal systems.
In the private prosecution, the individual prosecutor took the case to court.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Defense Attorney
The prosecutor is different from a defense attorney, whose job is to defend the accused.
While the prosecutor argued for a conviction, the defense attorney countered for an acquittal.
Pro Tip 3/3Neutral vs. Aggressive
Though prosecutors accuse, they must remain fair and impartial, not just aggressively seek convictions.
The prosecutor fairly presented the evidence without undue aggression.
Pro Tip 1/3Role Clarification
Not all prosecutors are public officials; some may be private individuals in certain legal systems.
In the private prosecution, the individual prosecutor took the case to court.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Defense Attorney
The prosecutor is different from a defense attorney, whose job is to defend the accused.
While the prosecutor argued for a conviction, the defense attorney countered for an acquittal.
Pro Tip 3/3Neutral vs. Aggressive
Though prosecutors accuse, they must remain fair and impartial, not just aggressively seek convictions.
The prosecutor fairly presented the evidence without undue aggression.
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We need to talk about an...
hopeful well I went into the courtroom soon as I walked inside the judge saw me coming and he said mr. Stevenson did you write this crazy motion I said yes sir I didn't we started arguing people started coming in because they were just outraged I had written these crazy things and police officers were coming in and system prosecutors and clerk
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Anne Milgram: Why smart...
or tools to help us make better decisions and to reduce crime. And for the first time, I started to think about how we made decisions. When I was an assistant D.A., and when I was a federal prosecutor, I looked at the cases in front of me, and I generally made decisions based on my instinct and my experience.
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Gary Haugen: The hidden...
So that's the thing about law enforcement, it starts out with the police, they're the front end of the pipeline of justice, but they hand if off to the prosecutors, and the prosecutors hand it off to the courts, and the survivors of violence have to be supported by social services all the way through that.
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Bryan Stevenson: We need...
I said, "Yes, sir. I did." And we started arguing. And people started coming in, just outraged I'd written these crazy things. And police officers were coming in and assistant prosecutors and clerk workers. Before I knew it, the courtroom was filled with people angry that we were talking about race,
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Juan Enriquez: A...
Three-year-olds are appearing in court. Look, we've all watched these courtroom dramas. And it's exciting, because the wise judge sits up there, and the defense lawyer attacks and the prosecutor counterattacks,
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Governments don't...
took action, not in cyber attacks, but threatening information to be free. On social media, they said, "We will release information that ties prosecutors and governors to corrupt drug deals with the cartel."
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Peter van Uhm: Why I...
That is why we are trying to build a judicial system right now in Afghanistan. That is why we train police officers, we train judges, we train public prosecutors around the world. And that is why --
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Hubertus Knabe: The dark...
but all over the world. Secondly, the Stasi was a secret police. It could stop people on the street and arrest them in its own prisons. Thirdly, the Stasi worked as a kind of public prosecutor.
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Infiltrating the Illegal...
and he was sentenced to five years in prison. A massive penalty... in any country in the world. The prosecutor and the judge held up this story and said, "This is what we're doing."
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Who occupies US prisons?...
for most of my career have been a criminal prosecutor I started as an assistant district attorney in the Manhattan DA's office I then became a federal prosecutor and eventually I
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We need to talk about an...
hopeful well I went into the courtroom soon as I walked inside the judge saw me coming and he said mr. Stevenson did you write this crazy motion I said yes sir I didn't we started arguing people started coming in because they were just outraged I had written these crazy things and police officers were coming in and system prosecutors and clerk
Video examples
Anne Milgram: Why smart...
or tools to help us make better decisions and to reduce crime. And for the first time, I started to think about how we made decisions. When I was an assistant D.A., and when I was a federal prosecutor, I looked at the cases in front of me, and I generally made decisions based on my instinct and my experience.
Video examples
Gary Haugen: The hidden...
So that's the thing about law enforcement, it starts out with the police, they're the front end of the pipeline of justice, but they hand if off to the prosecutors, and the prosecutors hand it off to the courts, and the survivors of violence have to be supported by social services all the way through that.
Video examples
Bryan Stevenson: We need...
I said, "Yes, sir. I did." And we started arguing. And people started coming in, just outraged I'd written these crazy things. And police officers were coming in and assistant prosecutors and clerk workers. Before I knew it, the courtroom was filled with people angry that we were talking about race,
Video examples
Juan Enriquez: A...
Three-year-olds are appearing in court. Look, we've all watched these courtroom dramas. And it's exciting, because the wise judge sits up there, and the defense lawyer attacks and the prosecutor counterattacks,
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Governments don't...
took action, not in cyber attacks, but threatening information to be free. On social media, they said, "We will release information that ties prosecutors and governors to corrupt drug deals with the cartel."
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Peter van Uhm: Why I...
That is why we are trying to build a judicial system right now in Afghanistan. That is why we train police officers, we train judges, we train public prosecutors around the world. And that is why --
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Hubertus Knabe: The dark...
but all over the world. Secondly, the Stasi was a secret police. It could stop people on the street and arrest them in its own prisons. Thirdly, the Stasi worked as a kind of public prosecutor.
Video examples
Infiltrating the Illegal...
and he was sentenced to five years in prison. A massive penalty... in any country in the world. The prosecutor and the judge held up this story and said, "This is what we're doing."
Video examples
Who occupies US prisons?...
for most of my career have been a criminal prosecutor I started as an assistant district attorney in the Manhattan DA's office I then became a federal prosecutor and eventually I
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Neal Katyal
American Lawyer
In general, presidents do sit for interviews or respond to requests from prosecutors because they take their constitutional responsibility to faithfully execute the laws seriously, and running away from a prosecutor isn't consistent with faithfully executing the laws.
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Conner Eldridge
American Public Servant
As a prosecutor, I saw firsthand how VAWA has made a difference in the lives of women and girls by ensuring an aggressive response to domestic violence, boosting victims' services, and enhancing efforts to prevent and prosecute these horrible crimes.
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Alberto Gonzales
American Public Servant
This is a very highly charged investigation. People are very interested in this, and we've got a prosecutor, a very well respected prosecutor who's been looking at this issue, this investigation for a long time.
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Susana Martinez
American Politician
As a prosecutor, I served victims; I fought to keep communities safe, and in every instance, I knew that it was my job to protect individuals' privacy.
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Richard Grenell
American Diplomat
Attorneys general, district attorneys, and federal prosecutors have a responsibility to separate their politics from their law enforcement powers.
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James Forman, Jr.
American Lawyer
We must continue to recruit progressive prosecutors to run in local elections, support those who do, and hold them accountable if they win.
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Nancy Grace
American Journalist
I always thought that was one of the single most important things a prosecutor could do is to seek justice for the families of victims.
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Amy Klobuchar
American Politician
I believe having judges with real world, frontline experience as a prosecutor is a good thing.
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Peter Bergen
American Journalist
Investigations by special prosecutors can take on a life of their own.
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Vincent Bugliosi
American Author
No matter what I do, I'll be forever known as the Manson prosecutor.
Quote examples
Neal Katyal
American Lawyer
In general, presidents do sit for interviews or respond to requests from prosecutors because they take their constitutional responsibility to faithfully execute the laws seriously, and running away from a prosecutor isn't consistent with faithfully executing the laws.
Quote examples
Conner Eldridge
American Public Servant
As a prosecutor, I saw firsthand how VAWA has made a difference in the lives of women and girls by ensuring an aggressive response to domestic violence, boosting victims' services, and enhancing efforts to prevent and prosecute these horrible crimes.
Quote examples
Alberto Gonzales
American Public Servant
This is a very highly charged investigation. People are very interested in this, and we've got a prosecutor, a very well respected prosecutor who's been looking at this issue, this investigation for a long time.
Quote examples
Susana Martinez
American Politician
As a prosecutor, I served victims; I fought to keep communities safe, and in every instance, I knew that it was my job to protect individuals' privacy.
Quote examples
Richard Grenell
American Diplomat
Attorneys general, district attorneys, and federal prosecutors have a responsibility to separate their politics from their law enforcement powers.
Quote examples
James Forman, Jr.
American Lawyer
We must continue to recruit progressive prosecutors to run in local elections, support those who do, and hold them accountable if they win.
Quote examples
Nancy Grace
American Journalist
I always thought that was one of the single most important things a prosecutor could do is to seek justice for the families of victims.
Quote examples
Amy Klobuchar
American Politician
I believe having judges with real world, frontline experience as a prosecutor is a good thing.
Quote examples
Peter Bergen
American Journalist
Investigations by special prosecutors can take on a life of their own.
Quote examples
Vincent Bugliosi
American Author
No matter what I do, I'll be forever known as the Manson prosecutor.
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