prosecuting attorney

IPA/pɹˈɒsɪkjˌuːtɪŋ ɐtˈɜːni/
IPA/pɹˈɑːsɪkjˌuːɾɪŋ ɐtˈɜːni/

prosecuting attorney — 名詞

1. A lawyer whose job is to bring criminal cases against people in court on behalf

1.名詞B2
釋義

檢察官

代表政府提起刑事訴訟的律師

A lawyer whose job is to bring criminal cases against people in court on behalf of the state or federal government, and to try to show that the accused person is guilty.

例句

The prosecuting attorney questioned each witness carefully during the robbery trial.

檢察官在搶劫案審判中仔細詢問了每一位證人。

definite article + noun as subject

Maria Chen served as the chief prosecuting attorney for the county for twelve years.

Maria Chen 擔任該郡的首席檢察官長達十二年。

collocation: chief prosecuting attorney / prosecuting attorney for [jurisdiction]

同義詞
  • prosecutor

    shorter, more general term; used in both everyday and formal contexts

  • district attorney

    specific title used at the county level in many US states; often abbreviated as DA

  • state's attorney

    common in some US states (e.g., Illinois, Maryland) for the same role at county level

  • DA

    abbreviation of district attorney; informal and widely recognized in US media

反義詞

文法句型

the prosecuting attorney + verb

prosecuting attorney + for + [jurisdiction]

用法筆記

Used mainly in the US legal system. In the United Kingdom, the equivalent role is called a Crown Prosecutor. The shorter synonym prosecutor is more common in everyday speech.

常見錯誤

❌The prosecuting attorney is the lawyer who helps the defendant.
✅The prosecuting attorney is the lawyer who tries to prove the defendant is guilty.
💡A prosecuting attorney works for the government, not for the person accused of a crime.