Thesaurus results for PROSECUTORS

prosecutors

noun

plural of prosecutor

as in lawyers

an officer of the court who represents the government in a criminal case and who tries to prove that the person accused of committing a crime is guilty

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Recent Examples of prosecutors Seven women and five men were seated as jurors following a day-long session of questioning Tuesday from Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, federal prosecutors and defense attorneys. — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 If misuse is determined, it will be referred to prosecutors, the policy states. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2026 With such enormous assets at their disposal, and Chinese citizenship, prosecutors are arguing that the couple are an obvious flight risk. — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026 The encounter has set off new criticism over immigration enforcement in Houston, where local prosecutors have also investigated a July fatal shooting by a federal immigration officer. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026 In a criminal complaint, prosecutors accused Zhang of spying on a son of Taiwan’s president outside his residence in the Seattle area at the behest of Chinese officials. — David Douglas, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2026 In exchange for his plea, prosecutors dropped third-degree felony charges of home invasion, stalking and breaking and entering. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2026 Workers from India reported having to pay $5,600 to recruiters to get the jobs, but the settlement did not directly address abuses in India, where prosecutors could not investigate, officials said. — Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026 Cress agreed with Sacramento County prosecutors, who argued Kaur did not get out of her sport utility vehicle to check on the unconscious Lopez after striking his motorcycle or attempt to render aid. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026

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Instead, lawyers inferred it from the language buried inside a document.

— Neil Araujo, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
The requirement to pay the legal fees applies to the lawyers who pressed the lawsuit, not to Lake and Finchem.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026

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For companies, congressional oversight usually creates legal and advisory costs, but adverse headlines are the greatest hazard, said attorneys and analysts.

— Reuters, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2026
Earlier this year, Parker asked the Supreme Court to throw out the requirement to pay Maricopa County’s legal fees in the case, arguing such sanctions would deter attorneys from bringing aggressive or novel legal claims.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026

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