Comparative law notes
"Prosecutor" is narrower in meaning than "procurador" (i.e., Procurador de Justiça, Procurador da República) because prosecutors represent the government only in criminal cases.
There are multiple definitions - click on the translation that matches your context.
- promotor
- procurador
- acusação
public prosecutor means:
- attorney in fact
- proxy
- public prosecutor
procurador means:
procurador
substantivo
partial
public prosecutor
noun
Definitions of public prosecutor
a legal representative of the government responsible for prosecuting criminal cases (=representing the state in criminal cases)
The federal prosecutor brought charges against the defendant.