Prosecutor facts for kids
Chief Prosecutor Robert H. Jackson (on the pulpit) at the Nuremberg Trials
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Occupation type
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Profession |
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Activity sectors
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Law, Law Enforcement |
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| Competencies | Advocacy skills, analytical mind, sense of justice |
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Education required
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Typically required to be authorised to practice law in the jurisdiction, law degree, in some cases a traineeship. |
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Government legal service |
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Related jobs
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Barrister, solicitor, advocate, judge, magistrate |
A prosecutor is a legal representative of the prosecution in countries with either the common law adversarial system, or the civil law inquisitorial system. The prosecution is the legal party responsible for presenting the case in a criminal trial against an individual accused of breaking the law. Typically, the prosecutor represents the government in the case brought against the accused person.
See also
In Spanish: Fiscal (funcionario) para niños
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