prosecutor : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: prosecutor	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for prosecutor
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prosecutor n a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state Synonym(s): prosecutor, public prosecutor, prosecuting officer, prosecuting attorney
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Prosecutor \Pros"ecu`tor\, n. [Cf. L. prosecutor* an attendant.] 1. One who prosecutes or carries on any purpose, plan, or business. 2. (Law) The person who institutes and carries on a criminal suit against another in the name of the government. --Blackstone.