prosecutor

[Lat.] [PROSECUTE.] 1. Ord. Lang.: One who prosecutes or carries on any purpose, plan, or busine . 2. Law : One who prosecutes or institutes and carries on proceedings in a court of law, whether civil or criminal. It is generally applied to the person who prosecutes another criminally. pros-ě-cu-trix, s. [Eng. prosecu(te); -trix.] A female who prosecutes.