prosecutorial
adjective
pros·e·cu·to·ri·al
ˌprä-si-kyü-ˈtȯr-ē-əl 
: of, relating to, or being a prosecutor or prosecution
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Attorneys are expensive, while Lake County taxpayers paid for what many saw as a case of prosecutorial overreach.
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Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
When contacted by the Washington Examiner about the lack of prosecutorial action, the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office explained that most misdemeanors and other less serious offenses are referred to the Minneapolis city attorney, whereas the county prosecutor charges felonies.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 13 Feb. 2026
The Justice Department has sought to buttress Minnesota's prosecutorial ranks with prosecutors from neighboring districts, including from Michigan, as well as the Department of Homeland Security and military attorneys.
—Jonah Kaplan, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
Vance said earlier this month that the official would bypass the Justice Department and answer instead to him and Trump—a reconfiguration that has raised questions about the unit’s prosecutorial independence.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 29 Jan. 2026
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Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
When contacted by the Washington Examiner about the lack of prosecutorial action, the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office explained that most misdemeanors and other less serious offenses are referred to the Minneapolis city attorney, whereas the county prosecutor charges felonies.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 13 Feb. 2026
The Justice Department has sought to buttress Minnesota's prosecutorial ranks with prosecutors from neighboring districts, including from Michigan, as well as the Department of Homeland Security and military attorneys.
—Jonah Kaplan, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
Vance said earlier this month that the official would bypass the Justice Department and answer instead to him and Trump—a reconfiguration that has raised questions about the unit’s prosecutorial independence.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 29 Jan. 2026
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prosecutorial
adjective
pros·e·cu·to·ri·al
ˌprä-si-kyü-ˈtōr-ē-əl
: of, relating to, or being a prosecutor or prosecution
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