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Prosecuting Attorney

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Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

The name of the public officer (in several states) who is appointed in each judicial district, circuit, or county, to conduct criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state or people. See People v. May, 3 Mich. 605; Holder v. State, 58 Ark. 473, 25 S. W. 279.