Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prosecutorial

/pɹˌɑsɪkjutˈɔɹiəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.60 in modern English

Syllables: pros-e-cu-to-ri-al
IPA: /pɹˌɑsɪkjutˈɔɹiəl/

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to prosecuting of criminal cases.

Example Sentences

"Prosecutorial misconduct can lead to the lawyer's disbarment."
"Chief Justice Lynch owes his current job to the exercise of prosecutorial abuse which followed in the wake of exposés about the "Sex Ring" indictments. Lynch's predecessor, Robert Bonin, was driven from the bench after he showed some interest in the gay civil rights aspects of these cases."
"Meanwhile, Eric Trump condemned the indictment as "third world prosecutorial misconduct […]"

Etymology

Etymology tree English prosecutor Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisder. Old French -ialder. Middle English -ial English -ial English prosecutorial From prosecutor + -ial.

Inflected Forms

more prosecutorial (comparative) most prosecutorial (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonprosecutorial prosecutorially

Rhymes With

memorial editorial territorial tutorial pictorial equatorial senatorial dictatorial directorial immemorial conspiratorial curatorial

Questions

How do you pronounce prosecutorial?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɹˌɑsɪkjutˈɔɹiəl/.
What does prosecutorial mean?: Relating to prosecuting of criminal cases.
Where does prosecutorial come from?: Etymology tree English prosecutor Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisder. Old French -ialder. Middle English -ial English -ial English prosecutorial From prosecutor + -ial.

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