'Prosecutor' definitions:
Definition of 'prosecutor'
(from WordNet)
noun
A government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state [syn: prosecutor, public prosecutor, prosecuting officer, prosecuting attorney]
Definition of 'Prosecutor'
From: GCIDE
- Prosecutor \Pros"e*cu`tor\, n. [Cf. L. prosecutor an attendant.]
- 1. One who prosecutes or carries on any purpose, plan, or business. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Law) The person who institutes and carries on a criminal suit against another in the name of the government. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'prosecutor'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accusant,
- accuser,
- AG,
- allegator,
- appellant,
- attorney general,
- civilian,
- claimant,
- complainant,
- corporation lawyer,
- court-appointed lawyer,
- criminal lawyer,
- DA,
- defense counsel,
- delator,
- district attorney,
- impeacher,
- impugner,
- indictor,
- informer,
- junior counsel,
- KC,
- law agent,
- leader,
- libelant,
- mouthpiece,
- party,
- petitioner,
- plaintiff,
- private attorney,
- prosecuting attorney,
- public prosecutor,
- publicist,
- QC,
- silk,
- silk gown,
- solicitor general,
- special pleader,
- SSC,
- stuff gown,
- stuff-gownsman,
- suitor,
- the prosecution,
- US attorney