prosecutorial
Adjective
Meaning
prosecutorial (comparative more prosecutorial, superlative most prosecutorial)
(criminal law) Relating to prosecuting of criminal cases.
Prosecutorial misconduct can lead to the lawyer's disbarment.
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Phrases with the word
Examples
That's the whole point of... of prosecutorial discretion in the judicial system. It's finding a just outcome in an individual case.
I've spent enough time in the business community to know there are certain regulators who are very constructive in their approach - those who enforce the laws and who actually want to help you comply - and there are others who have a prosecutorial attitude.
Absolutely, and all of those factors remain important factors for the use of prosecutorial discretion.
Gascon insisted that his significant electoral lead over Lacey in the election gave him a mandate to make changes as head of the largest local prosecutorial office in the country.
Lacey has countered that she has balanced the need for leniency and pretrial diversion against public safety during her eight years in office, something she contends Gascón‘s lack of prosecutorial experience would prevent him from pulling off.
He narrowly escaped those charges in December 2019, when a 5-day trial ended with the court dismissing the charges due to prosecutorial technicalities before the jury ever reached a verdict.