Phrase guide

Crown prosecutor

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The state prosecutor; the legal party responsible for presenting the case against an individual in a criminal trial.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, Canada, UK

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noun

Meaning 2

Alternative form of Crown prosecutor.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: dövlət ittihamçısı — state prosecutor
  • Chinese Mandarin: 皇家檢察官 /皇家检察官 (huángjiā jiǎncháguān) — state prosecutor
  • Finnish: syyttäjä — state prosecutor
  • Finnish: syyttäjäviranomainen — state prosecutor
  • French: procureure de la Couronne — state prosecutor
  • French: procureur du roi — state prosecutor
  • French: procureur de la république — state prosecutor
  • German: ≈ Staatsanwalt — state prosecutor
  • German: Staatsanwältin — state prosecutor
  • Italian: procuratore capo — state prosecutor
  • Polish: prokurator koronny — state prosecutor
  • Russian: короле́вский прокуро́р (korolévskij prokurór) — state prosecutor
  • Spanish: fiscal de la Corona — state prosecutor