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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The government’s legal case against many of the Navy officers has hit a stumbling block in the last year or so because of prosecutorial misconduct.
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Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2024
The former president has argued the indictment should be tossed out on the basis of prosecutorial misconduct, vindictive prosecution and presidential immunity.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 31 May 2024
The grand jury — a confidential prosecutorial tool — returned a unanimous indictment against Kohberger on the four murder charges and one count of felony burglary.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 31 May 2024
One of those attorneys, former Trump defense team member Timothy Parlatore, later sat for a grand jury interview to attest to the search
That grand jury deposition was also the subject of allegations by the former president of prosecutorial misconduct.
—Robert Legare, CBS News, 21 May 2024
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Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2024
The former president has argued the indictment should be tossed out on the basis of prosecutorial misconduct, vindictive prosecution and presidential immunity.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 31 May 2024
The grand jury — a confidential prosecutorial tool — returned a unanimous indictment against Kohberger on the four murder charges and one count of felony burglary.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 31 May 2024
One of those attorneys, former Trump defense team member Timothy Parlatore, later sat for a grand jury interview to attest to the search
That grand jury deposition was also the subject of allegations by the former president of prosecutorial misconduct.
—Robert Legare, CBS News, 21 May 2024
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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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