Director of Public Prosecutions

noun

🔊/dəˌrektər əv ˌpʌblɪk ˌprɒsɪˈkjuːʃnz/, 🔊/daɪˌrektər əv ˌpʌblɪk ˌprɒsɪˈkjuːʃnz/

🔊/dəˌrektər əv ˌpʌblɪk ˌprɑːsɪˈkjuːʃnz/, 🔊/daɪˌrektər əv ˌpʌblɪk ˌprɑːsɪˈkjuːʃnz/

(abbreviation DPP)

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(in England and Wales) a public official whose job is to decide whether people who are suspected of a crime should be brought to trial（英格兰和威尔士的）检察官