Legal Definition and Related Resources of Prosecutor
Meaning of Prosecutor
In practice. He who prosecutes another for a crime in the name of the government. The public prosecutor is an officer appointed by the government to prosecute all offenses, he is the attorney general or his deputy. A private prosecutor is one who prefers an accusation against a party whom he suspects to be guilty.
Translate Prosecutor from English to Spanish
Translation of Prosecutor , with examples. More about free online translation into Spanish of Fiscal and other legal terms is available here.
- Fiscal
- Procurador
- Legal English Translation
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Synonyms of Prosecutor
noun
- accusator
- attorney general
- criminal trial lawyer for the people
- district attorney
- government attorney
- prosecuting attorney
- prosecution
- public prosecutor
- state’s attorney
- Associated Concepts: public prosecutor
- special prosecutor
English Spanish Translation of Prosecutor
Fiscal
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Grammar
This term is a noun.
Etimology of Prosecutor
(You may find prosecutor at the world legal encyclopedia and the etimology of more terms).
1590s, from Medieval Latin prosecutor, agent noun from prosequi (see prosecute). Specific legal sense of “one who brings a case in a court of law” is from 1620s; earlier such a person was a promoter (late 15c.). Related: Prosecutorial.
Meaning of Prosecutor in Spanish
Description/ translation of prosecutor into Spanish: fiscal; duty prosecutor: fiscal encargado del caso; prosecutorial discretion: discreción del fiscal; prosecutor office: fiscalía; prosecutor’s information: escrito de acusación (alegación formal que el fiscal transmite al juez de que una persona ha cometido un delito); prosecutorial decision-making: facultades decisorias del fiscal, decisiones del fiscal[1]
Note: for more information on related terms and on the area of law where prosecutor belongs (criminal procedure law), in Spanish, see here.
Notes and References
- Translation of Prosecutor published by Antonio Peñaranda
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Prosecutor in Law Enforcement
Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of prosecutor.
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See Also
- Law Enforcement Officer
- Police
- Law Enforcement Agency
Further Reading
- prosecutor in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
- prosecutor in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
- A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis
Meaning of Prosecutor in the U.S. Legal System
Definition of Prosecutor published by the National Association for Court Management: A trial lawyer representing the government in a criminal case and the interests of the state in civil matters. In criminal cases, the prosecutor has the responsibility of deciding who and when to prosecute.
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