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special prosecutors

special prosecutors is the plural of special prosecutor.

Meaning of special prosecutor

Noun

special prosecutor (plural special prosecutors)

  1. (US) A lawyer assigned to investigate, and if necessary prosecute, a case for which there is a conflict of interest for the normal prosecuting authority.
    • Under the Ford plan, the president—not the courts—would appoint the special prosecutor.1999, Bob Woodward, Shadow: Five Presidents and the Legacy of Watergate

Questions about special prosecutors

What is special prosecutors the plural of?
Special prosecutors is the plural of special prosecutor.

Words near special prosecutors in the dictionary

  1. special pleadings
  2. special police
  3. special proceeding
  4. special proceedings
  5. special prosecutor
  6. special prosecutors
  7. special rapporteur
  8. special rapporteurs
  9. Special Region of Yogyakarta
  10. special relationship
  11. special relativity

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