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Public prosecutor

Defined in 2 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

A district or prosecuting attorney; a quasi-judicial officer retained by the public for the prosecution of persons accused of crime. See 43 Wis. 344.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

An officer of government (such as a state's attorney or district attorney) whose function is the prosecution of criminal actions, or suite partaking of the nature of criminal actions.

Defined under Prosecutor in Black's Law Dictionary.