Prosecutor

A public official who prepares and conducts the prosecution ofpersons accused of crime. In certain cases, the legislature may appoint aspecial prosecutor to conduct a limited investigation and prosecution. Thestate prosecutors are usually called district attorneys or county prosecutors.The federal prosecutor is known as the U. S. attorney for a certain federaldistrict. The prosecutor is charged with the duty of seeing that the laws ofhis or her jurisdiction are faithfully executed and enforced.