Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Of or pertaining to a prosector or prosection; fitted for prosecting: as, prosectorial duties; a prosectorial office.

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Examples

  • If innocent defendants are at risk of execution consequent to manipulated testimony, manufactured physical evidence, concealed evidence and the like, why are law enforcement personnel police officers, prosecutors not at risk of murder/attempted murder/false imprisonment charges for prosectorial misconduct?

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Bob Barr Defends Troy Davis: 2009

  • Rather, that too was a gross abuse of prosectorial discretion.

    "Systematic abuse of prosecutorial discretion." Ann Althouse 2007

  • C Judicial and prosectorial capacity is also limited in Ghana and would be well served by additional training opportunities.

    The Guardian World News 2010

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  • "Dr. Tulp will soon be here

    in his black hat, prosectorial

    instruments in hand"

    - from "A Waltz Dream" by W.G. Sebald, translated by Iain Galbraith, in Across the Land and the Water - p 97 of the Random House hardcover

    August 18, 2012