How to say "prosecutor" in Japanese

• 原告げんこくCommon
  nounCovers the side that brings a case, but 原告 is really the plaintiff in a civil lawsuit; it is a poor choice when you mean a public prosecutor conducting criminal prosecution.
  裁判官さいばんかんは原告げんこくに不利ふりな判決はんけつを下くだした。↗

  The judge decided against the plaintiff.
• 訴追者そついしゃ
  nounRefers to the party who prosecutes or brings charges, matching the criminal-law sense of 'prosecutor'. Note that it is a less common word, so context may call for another established term.

For 'prosecutor' in the legal sense of the party bringing charges, 原告 usually means the plaintiff in a civil suit, while 訴追者 directly denotes one who prosecutes or pursues charges.

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• 原告げんこくplaintiff
• 訴追者そついしゃprosecutor