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n

The person or persons who prepare for and conduct the stateÂ’s case in a criminal trial; the stateÂ’s attorney, district attorney, or in the case of a federal case, the United States Attorney.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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