special prosecutor

noun

1. (formerly) an independent counsel.

Example Sentences

For instance, a UK court found that aviation giant Airbus had used bribes to secure contracts with Ghana for military planes between 2009 and 2015 - but Ghana's Office of the Special Prosecutor concluded there was no evidence that Mahama was involved in any corrupt activities himself.

From BBC

Last year, after he was indicted by the Biden administration’s special prosecutor, Trump said he would “appoint a real special prosecutor to go after the most corrupt president” in American history: “Joe Biden and the entire Biden crime family.”

From Los Angeles Times

Earlier this year, a defendant in her case accused Willis of misconduct related to her romantic relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade, whom she had hired to work on her investigation.

From Slate

They run the gamut from President Biden and his family, whom the president-elect has promised to pay back on Day 1 of his tenure by appointing a special prosecutor to investigate unspecified crimes; to former Rep. Liz Cheney, whom he recently suggested should face something like a firing squad; to judges involved in his prosecutions; and journalists who refuse to give up their sources.

From Los Angeles Times

Sources told The Times last month that a special prosecutor Gascón hired to review police cases, Lawrence Middleton, had sought an arrest warrant for Proctor.

From Los Angeles Times