prosecutor
noun
pros·e·cu·tor
ˈprä-si-ˌkyü-tər 
1
: a person who institutes a prosecution before a court
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The Utah County Attorney’s Office released transcripts of messages between Robinson and Twiggs that prosecutors say were sent just hours after Kirk was fatally shot.
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Heather Hunter, The Washington Examiner, 18 Sep. 2025
A day after Utah prosecutors unveiled formal charges against the suspect in the assassination of Kirk, no evidence has emerged connecting 22-year-old Tyler Robinson with any outside group.
—Trevor Hunnicutt, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
Graf also granted Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk, a pretrial protective order requested by Utah County prosecutors.
—Connor Greene, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
But current prosecutors could not confirm that then-Deputy District Attorney Melvin Jensen (no relation to the judge) gave the recording to the defense during the trial.
—Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025
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Heather Hunter, The Washington Examiner, 18 Sep. 2025
A day after Utah prosecutors unveiled formal charges against the suspect in the assassination of Kirk, no evidence has emerged connecting 22-year-old Tyler Robinson with any outside group.
—Trevor Hunnicutt, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
Graf also granted Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk, a pretrial protective order requested by Utah County prosecutors.
—Connor Greene, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
But current prosecutors could not confirm that then-Deputy District Attorney Melvin Jensen (no relation to the judge) gave the recording to the defense during the trial.
—Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025
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prosecutor
noun
pros·e·cu·tor
ˈpräs-i-ˌkyüt-ər
: a person (as a district attorney) who prosecutes especially a criminal case as lawyer for the state
Legal Definition
prosecutor
noun
pros·e·cu·tor
ˈprä-si-ˌkyü-tər
1
: a person who institutes a prosecution (as by making an affidavit or complaint charging the defendant)
2
: a government attorney who presents the state's case against the defendant in a criminal prosecution
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