prosecuting attorney
noun
: an attorney who conducts proceedings in a court on behalf of the government : district attorney
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The prosecuting attorney will serve a four-year term, and Taylor makes $164,000 a year.
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Rachel Spacek, Idaho Statesman, 22 May 2024
In a brief hearing Wednesday afternoon, Jeremy Baldwin, assistant prosecuting attorney, told the presiding judge that the prosecutor’s officer planned to file the death penalty notice.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2024
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Rachel Spacek, Idaho Statesman, 22 May 2024
In a brief hearing Wednesday afternoon, Jeremy Baldwin, assistant prosecuting attorney, told the presiding judge that the prosecutor’s officer planned to file the death penalty notice.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2024
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“Prosecuting attorney.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prosecuting%20attorney. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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