What is a prosecutor?

Question

if someone said ocean county prosecutor reffered me here....who is that? is that an attorney?

Answer 1

Yes, it is the attorney for the state or local government who presses charges against people who break the laws of that state or local government

Answer 2

a prosecutor is an attorney who represent a government entity, i.e., the county, the state, the federal government.  The prosecutor tries cases on behalf of the government and the "people" of a specified jursidiction.  

Answer 3

An attorney who presses charges.

Answer 4

That is THE attorney.  This lawyer is paid to represent the jurisdiction he is in.  If you break the law you are committing a crime against the state and this person represents the state in legal proceedings.  In criminal actions such as rape or murder he also represents the victims to a certain extent although most victims also have their own attorney to protect their interests.

Answer 5

Try this for a complete definition; http://definitions.uslegal.com/p/prosecu...