prosecutors'
Charging attorneys' collective
Prosecutors' is the possessive plural of prosecutor—a lawyer who represents the government in criminal cases.
The form indicates something belonging to or associated with multiple prosecutors: The prosecutors' evidence was circumstantial, prosecutors' offices across the state.
Compare prosecutor's for the singular possessive.
Licensed legal practitioners
- chargesAmounts owed or alleged
- indictmentsFormal criminal accusations
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- casesContainers or instances
courtroom · jurisdiction · grand jury · subpoenas · trials · convictions · defendants · plea bargains
Disputes or reasoning chains
- tacticsMethods to achieve goals
- burden of proofDuty to prove allegations
- cross-examinationOpposing party questions witness
- opening statementsInitial courtroom presentations
closing arguments · exhibits · testimony · rebuttal · objections · jury selection · interrogation · plea deals
County's chief prosecuting officer
- state attorneyGovernment's criminal lawyer
- caseloadProfessional's assigned matters
- staffOrganization's workers collectively
- investigatorsThose who examine facts
paralegals · budget · resources · jurisdiction · headquarters · task force · unit · division
Exceed one's capacity
- coercionPressured compliance through threats
- wrongful convictionsErroneous guilty verdicts
- exonerationOfficial clearing of blame
- appealsRequests for reconsideration
disciplinary · suppression · overcharging · vindictiveness · bias · recusal · sanctions · reversals
Angular distance from equator
- dismissalRemoval from position
- leniencyMildness in punishment
- prioritiesMost important things
- diversionRedirection of attention
enforcement · bargaining power · judgment · ethics · accountability
attorneys
Licensed legal practitioners
- chargesAmounts owed or alleged
- indictmentsFormal criminal accusations
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
cases · courtroom · jurisdiction · grand jury · subpoenas · trials · convictions · defendants · plea bargains · motions
arguments
Disputes or reasoning chains
- tacticsMethods to achieve goals
- burden of proofDuty to prove allegations
- cross-examinationOpposing party questions witness
opening statements · closing arguments · exhibits · testimony · rebuttal · objections · jury selection · interrogation · plea deals · immunity
district attorney
County's chief prosecuting officer
- state attorneyGovernment's criminal lawyer
- caseloadProfessional's assigned matters
- staffOrganization's workers collectively
investigators · paralegals · budget · resources · jurisdiction · headquarters · task force · unit · division · assistants
overreach
Exceed one's capacity
- coercionPressured compliance through threats
- wrongful convictionsErroneous guilty verdicts
- exonerationOfficial clearing of blame
appeals · disciplinary · suppression · overcharging · vindictiveness · bias · recusal · sanctions · reversals
declination
Angular distance from equator
- dismissalRemoval from position
- leniencyMildness in punishment
- prioritiesMost important things
diversion · enforcement · bargaining power · judgment · ethics · accountability
prosecutors'defenders
Those who shield others
defense attorneys · defense lawyers · public defenders · defendants · accused's
- public prosecutorOfficial who brings charges
- special prosecutorsLawyers assigned to investigate officials
- federal prosecutorGovernment lawyer handling crimes
- prosecutor's officeCriminal case filing authority
- lead prosecutorAttorney directing the prosecution
- crown prosecutorState's criminal case lawyer