Difference between Lawyer and Prosecutor

What is the difference between Lawyer and Prosecutor?

Lawyer as a noun is a professional person qualified (as by a law degree and/or bar exam) and authorized to practice law, i.e. conduct lawsuits and/or give legal advice. while Prosecutor as a noun is a lawyer who decides whether to charge a person with a crime and tries to prove in court that the person is guilty.

Lawyer

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A professional person qualified (as by a law degree and/or bar exam) and authorized to practice law, i.e. conduct lawsuits and/or give legal advice. By extension, a legal layman who argues points of law.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To practice law. To perform, or attempt to perform, the work of a lawyer. To make legalistic arguments. With "up", to acquire the services of a lawyer. With "up", to exercise the right to ask for the presence of one's attorney.

Prosecutor

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A lawyer who decides whether to charge a person with a crime and tries to prove in court that the person is guilty.

We hope you now know whether to use Lawyer or Prosecutor in your sentence.

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