special prosecutor

noun

1. (formerly) an independent counsel.

Example Sentences

Sentenced to 150 days in county jail, plus 30 months of probation and $130,000 in restitution in a push on the case when the Cook County state’s attorney asked the state to conduct an independent inquiry with a special prosecutor after the charges against him were initially dropped in March 2019, Smollett's case has taken yet another turn.

From Salon

The state Supreme Court sided with Smollett's attorneys, who had argued in their appeal that Smollett should not have been charged by a special prosecutor after the Cook County State Attorney's Office dropped charges in exchange for community service.

From BBC

A grand jury re-established the charges after a special prosecutor took on the case.

From BBC

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