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procureur

prosecutor

noun proh-koo-REUR Less Common

Usage Note

Procureur in the French legal system refers specifically to the procureur de la République, the state prosecutor who brings charges on behalf of the public. The feminine form is procureure. Unlike an Anglo-American district attorney, the French procureur is a career magistrate, not an elected official.

Examples

"Le procureur a demandé dix ans de prison."

Natural Translation

The prosecutor asked for ten years in prison.

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