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Definition of Prosecutorial
1. Adjective. (context: criminal law) Relating to a prosecuting criminal cases. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Prosecutorial
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Prosecutorial
Literary usage of Prosecutorial
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Creating Enemies of the State: Religious Persecution in Uzbekistan by Acacia Shields (2004)
"... and prosecutorial Indifference to Torture The judiciary and the procuracy have
legal obligations to protect detainees and defendants from torture. ..."
2. Double Jeopardy: Police Abuse of Women in Pakistan by Asia Watch Committee (U.S.), Asia Watch Committee (U.S. (1992)
"Separate Police and prosecutorial Functions: To enhance the likelihood that police
abuse of women in custody will be investigated and prosecuted in good ..."
3. Justice on Trial: Racial Disparities in the American Criminal Justice System by Wade Henderson (2000)
"prosecutorial discretion is most dramatically exercised in the area of sentencing.
Traditionally, sentencing has been a judicial prerogative, but, ..."
4. Shielded from Justice: Police Brutality and Accountability in the United States by Allyson Collins (1998)
"... APPENDIX A Federal Criminal Civil Rights prosecutorial Decisions' 1 According
to data obtained by TRAC from the Executive Office of US Attorneys, ..."
5. Report of the Missouri Task Force on Gender and Justice (1994)
"Lack of Jail Facilities for Women Offenders May Influence prosecutorial Discretion
A rural prosecutor suggested that a lack of local jail facilities for ..."