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prosecutor (iou)



prosecutor noun. L16.
[Partly from Latin, from prosecut- (see PROSECUTE), partly directly from PROSECUTE: see -OR.]
A person who follows up, continues, or pursues a course of action etc. Now rare. L16.
H. Spelman The principal mover, and prosecutor thereof.
A pursuer, a hunter. L16-M18.
A person who institutes or conducts legal proceedings, esp. in a criminal court. L17.
public prosecutor a law officer responsible for conducting criminal prosecutions on behalf of the Crown or State or in the public interest; spec. (a) in Scotland, a procurator fiscal; (b) = Director of Public Prosecutions s.v. PROSECUTION 5.
A. Paton The prosecutor..tells the court the whole story.
A persecutor. Only in E18.
prosecu'torial adjective of or pertaining to a prosecutor, esp. of or pertaining to (the duties of) a prosecuting lawyer or officer L20.