"prosecutorial" meaning in English

See prosecutorial in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more prosecutorial [comparative], most prosecutorial [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɔːɹiəl Etymology: Etymology tree English prosecutor Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisder. Old French -ialder. Middle English -ial English -ial English prosecutorial From prosecutor + -ial. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|prosecutor|-ial|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English prosecutor Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisder. Old French -ialder. Middle English -ial English -ial English prosecutorial [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "is_uncertain" : true, "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "grow", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₂el-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ālis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ālis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-ial", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-ial", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ial", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "prosecutorial", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="prosecutorial"> From prosecutor + -ial. Head templates: {{en-adj}} prosecutorial (comparative more prosecutorial, superlative most prosecutorial)
  1. (criminal law) Relating to prosecuting of criminal cases. Derived forms: nonprosecutorial, prosecutorially
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