law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

DA, district attorney - an official prosecutor for a judicial district

attorney, lawyer - a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice

functionary, official - a worker who holds or is invested with an office

state attorney, state's attorney - a prosecuting attorney for a state

Translations

public prosecutor n (Brit) → pubblico ministero
public prosecutor's office → l'ufficio del pubblico ministero

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Advocate Depute attorney attorney general DA denunciation Denunciative Denunciatory district attorney fiscal Fouquier-Tinville functionary Law lawyer Lord Advocate official Procurator Fiscal prosecuting attorney prosecuting officer prosecutor			Maitre Henri Robert called for an adjournment of the trial and was supported in his motion by the public prosecutor himself. The Mystery of the Yellow Room by Leroux, Gaston View in context The duties of public prosecutor were discharged by Dirck Van der School, who adjusted his spectacles, cast a cautious look around him at his brethren of the bar, which he ended by throwing his head aside so as to catch one glance over the glasses, when he proceeded to read the bill aloud. The Pioneers by Cooper, James Fenimore View in context A few weeks later, when the tragedy at the Opera compelled the intervention of the public prosecutor, M. The Phantom of the Opera by Leroux, Gaston View in context			public housing public information public interest public key infrastructure public knowledge public lavatory public law public lecture Public Lending Right public library public life public limited company public mover public nudity public nuisance public offering public office public opinion public opinion poll Public orator public ownership public policy public presentation public press public property public prosecutor Public Record Office public relations public relations man public relations officer public relations person public sale public school public sector public security public servant public service public service vehicle public speaker public speaking public spending public square Public stores public swimming pool public television public toilet public transit public transport public transportation public treasury public trust			Public Private Partnership Project Public Private Partnership Unit Public Private Partnerships Programme public proceeding Public Procurement Act Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Board Public Procurement Board Public Procurement Directives Public Procurement Law Public Procurement Law of Mongolia Public Procurement Network Public Procurement Oversight Authority Public Procurement Regulatory Authority Public Procurement Review Board Public Procurement Rule Public Professional Next Door public program public program public program public program Public Program Testing Organization public programs Public Project Revolving Fund public property public property Public Prosecuter Public Prosecution Service of Canada Public Prosecutions Office public prosecutor Public prosecutors Public prosecutors Public prosecutors Public Protection & Disaster Relief Public Protection Advisory Committee Public Protection Class Public Protection Investigation Unit Public Protection Unit Public Provident Fund Public Purchasing Offer Public Purpose Bond Public Purpose Bonds Public Purse Public Purse Public Quasi/Public Institutional Public Query Language Public radio Public Radio Association of Development Officers Public Radio Capital Public Radio Capitol News public radio communications services Public Radio Conference Public Radio Development and Marketing Conference Public Radio Exchange Public Radio Fan Public Radio International Public Radio Internet Service Alliance

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