prosecutor
prosecutor is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.(Law) The person who institutes and carries on a criminal suit against another in the name of the government. Blackstone.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- absolution
- absolve
- acquit
- acquitment
- acquittal
- acquittance
- action
- assoil
- bargain
- bis
- cause
- civil
- clear
- clearance
- compurgation
- deal
- diplomatic
- discharge
- drop
- exculpate
- exculpation
- exonerate
- exoneration
- for
- forgive
- forgiveness
- free
- from
- get
- guilty
- immunity
- impunity
- let
- liable
- liberate
- not
- off
- pardon
- plea
- pro
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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