prosecutorial
adjective
pros·e·cu·to·ri·al
ˌprä-si-kyü-ˈtȯr-ē-əl 
: of, relating to, or being a prosecutor or prosecution
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Neither answered follow-up questions about allegations of prosecutorial misconduct or of West manufacturing the bite marks.
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Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 11 Mar. 2025
The Department of Justice, in seeking to suspend Mayor Adams’ corruption case, is committing a clear violation of the rule of law, the rule that keeps prosecutorial decisions free of politics.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 16 Feb. 2025
While judges have not identified any other instances of prosecutorial misconduct related to Jan. 6, conservative critics have said the department was too heavy-handed with misdemeanor cases related to the riot.
—Ashley Oliver, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Feb. 2025
The problem isn’t the use of data or science to support prosecutorial policies.
—Charles "cully" Stimson/the Heritage Foundation, Boston Herald, 3 Feb. 2025
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Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 11 Mar. 2025
The Department of Justice, in seeking to suspend Mayor Adams’ corruption case, is committing a clear violation of the rule of law, the rule that keeps prosecutorial decisions free of politics.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 16 Feb. 2025
While judges have not identified any other instances of prosecutorial misconduct related to Jan. 6, conservative critics have said the department was too heavy-handed with misdemeanor cases related to the riot.
—Ashley Oliver, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Feb. 2025
The problem isn’t the use of data or science to support prosecutorial policies.
—Charles "cully" Stimson/the Heritage Foundation, Boston Herald, 3 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for prosecutorial
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“Prosecutorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prosecutorial. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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prosecutorial
adjective
pros·e·cu·to·ri·al
ˌprä-si-kyü-ˈtōr-ē-əl
: of, relating to, or being a prosecutor or prosecution
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