special prosecutor

English

Noun

special prosecutor (plural special prosecutors)

  1. (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.
    • 1999, Bob Woodward, Shadow: Five Presidents and the Legacy of Watergate:
      Under the Ford plan, the president—not the courts—would appoint the special prosecutor.

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