prosecutorial
adjective
pros·e·cu·to·ri·al ˌprä-si-kyü-ˈtȯr-ē-əl 
: of, relating to, or being a prosecutor or prosecution
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web She was initially found guilty in 2012 and sentenced to life, but the Kansas Supreme Court overturned her conviction in 2018 due to prosecutorial misconduct. 
Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 2 Sep. 2022 Assistant Public Defender Melisa McNeill asks for a 24-hour recess, saying one of the prosecutors may have committed prosecutorial misconduct. Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 1 Sep. 2022 The 45-year-old case has a complicated history, at the center of which have long been allegations of prosecutorial and judicial misconduct. Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 July 2022 His office also indicated a willingness to take a new look at the case, which Polanski and his supporters have long claimed was tainted by prosecutorial and judicial misconduct. Gene Maddaus, Variety, 12 July 2022 Derek Chauvin’s lawyer filed a motion seeking a new trial, alleging prosecutorial and jury misconduct, and saying a change of venue should have been granted. Joe Barrett, WSJ, 4 May 2021 Reporter Bob Higgs took a look at prosecutorial discretion. Laura Johnston, cleveland, 11 July 2022 The opposition Labour Party — led by former lawyer Keir Starmer, whose prosecutorial style is the antithesis of the deliberately ragged Johnson — has opened a commanding lead over the Conservatives in the polls. Alexander Smith, NBC News, 7 July 2022 Surrounded in her office by renderings of Lady Justice, Becton wouldn’t touch questions about Boudin’s defeat or the attempt to short-circuit Gascón’s prosecutorial career. Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2022 See More
Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 2 Sep. 2022 Assistant Public Defender Melisa McNeill asks for a 24-hour recess, saying one of the prosecutors may have committed prosecutorial misconduct. Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 1 Sep. 2022 The 45-year-old case has a complicated history, at the center of which have long been allegations of prosecutorial and judicial misconduct. Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 July 2022 His office also indicated a willingness to take a new look at the case, which Polanski and his supporters have long claimed was tainted by prosecutorial and judicial misconduct. Gene Maddaus, Variety, 12 July 2022 Derek Chauvin’s lawyer filed a motion seeking a new trial, alleging prosecutorial and jury misconduct, and saying a change of venue should have been granted. Joe Barrett, WSJ, 4 May 2021 Reporter Bob Higgs took a look at prosecutorial discretion. Laura Johnston, cleveland, 11 July 2022 The opposition Labour Party — led by former lawyer Keir Starmer, whose prosecutorial style is the antithesis of the deliberately ragged Johnson — has opened a commanding lead over the Conservatives in the polls. Alexander Smith, NBC News, 7 July 2022 Surrounded in her office by renderings of Lady Justice, Becton wouldn’t touch questions about Boudin’s defeat or the attempt to short-circuit Gascón’s prosecutorial career. Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1934, in the meaning defined above
Legal Definition
prosecutorial
adjective
pros·e·cu·to·ri·al ˌprä-si-kyü-ˈtōr-ē-əl
: of, relating to, or being a prosecutor or prosecution