Prosecutor

Pronunciation

• US IPA: /ˈprÉ‘səˌkjuːtÉ™r/

Origin

1590s, from Medieval Latin prosecutor, from prōsequor (English prosecute).

Online Etymology Dictionary

Surface analysis is prosecute + -or.

Noun

1. A lawyer who decides whether to charge a person with a crime and tries to prove in court that the person is guilty.The prosecutor got the witness to admit he was lying.

Derived terms

• prosecutorial

Related terms

• prosecute
• prosecution