independent counsel

Noun

Meaning

independent counsel (plural independent counsels)

(US, law, politics) A special prosecutor

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Related terms

special counsel

Examples

How frightening it must be to have your own independent counsel and staff appointed, with nothing else to do but to investigate you until investigation is no longer worthwhile. Antonin Scalia

The president’s legal defense team also includes Kenneth Starr, the former independent counsel whose work led to President Bill Clinton’s impeachment, as well as Robert Ray, who succeeded Starr at the Office of the Independent Counsel under Clinton. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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