"special prosecutor" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1999, Bob Woodward, Shadow: Five Presidents and the Legacy of Watergate",
          "text": "Under the Ford plan, the president—not the courts—would appoint the special prosecutor.",
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        "A lawyer assigned to investigate, and if necessary prosecute, a case for which there is a conflict of interest for the normal prosecuting authority."
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        "(US, politics, law) A lawyer assigned to investigate, and if necessary prosecute, a case for which there is a conflict of interest for the normal prosecuting authority."
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        {
          "word": "independent counsel"
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        {
          "word": "special counsel"
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        "government",
        "law",
        "politics"
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