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Prosecutor vs Bailiff - What's the difference?

prosecutor | bailiff |

As nouns the difference between prosecutor and bailiff

is that prosecutor is a lawyer who decides whether to charge a person with a crime and tries to prove in court that the person is guilty while bailiff is (legal) a legal officer to whom some degree of authority, care or jurisdiction is committed.

prosecutor

English

Noun

(wikipedia prosecutor) (en noun)
  • A lawyer who decides whether to charge a person with a crime and tries to prove in court that the person is guilty.
    • The prosecutor got the witness to admit he was lying.

    Derived terms

    * prosecutorial

    Related terms

    * prosecute * prosecution

    References

    bailiff

    English

    (wikipedia bailiff)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (legal) A legal officer to whom some degree of authority, care or jurisdiction is committed.
  • (British) The steward or overseer of an estate.
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  • (Channel Islands) The Chief Justice in each of the Channel Island bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey, also serving as president of the legislature and having ceremonial and executive functions.
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    • Related terms

    * bailie * bailiwick