prosecutor: Meaning and Definition of

pros•e•cu•tor

Pronunciation: (pros'i-ky"tur), [key]
— n.
    1. Seeprosecuting attorney.
    2. a person, as a complainant or chief witness, instigating prosecution in a criminal proceeding.
  1. a person who prosecutes.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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