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Definition of prosecuting attorney

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

Similar Words: prosecutor, public prosecutor, prosecuting officer

Hyponyms: district attorney, DA, state's attorney, state attorney

Derivational Morphology: prosecute

Anagrams: interagency support

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