prosecuting officer

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Noun

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prosecuting officer - a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the stateprosecuting attorney, prosecutor, public prosecutorlaw, 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 districtattorney, lawyer - a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advicefunctionary, official - a worker who holds or is invested with an officestate attorney, state's attorney - a prosecuting attorney for a state