topple, majority decision, prosecutorial missteps

Leonardo da Vinci discovered how to capture life in his drawings. And he found new ways to topple a castle. But the one thing he could never come up with was a good recipe for shampoo.

Prayer, Anger and Protests Greet Verdict in Florida Case By ADAM NAGOURNEY Lawmakers, clergy members and demonstrators described the decision not to convict George Zimmerman on any counts in the death of Trayvon Martin as evidence of endemic racism.

News Analysis In Zimmerman Case, Self-Defense Was Hard to Topple By LIZETTE ALVAREZ George Zimmerman had the power of self-defense laws on his side, and was helped by a spotty police investigation and prosecutorial missteps.

Tea Party Fails to Topple Reid or His Democratic Majority

By JEFF ZELENY 3:10 AM ET

Republicans rode a tide of voter discontent to take control of the House of Representatives and expand their voice in the Senate in elections Tuesday.

majority

[名]（複-ties）1(1) ((the ［a］ 〜))((単数・複数扱い))（…の）大多数, 過半数, 大部分((of ...))（⇔minority） in the majority of...

majority decision

多数決による決定.

majority leader

《米国政府》（上院・下院の）多数党院内総務：議会で多数党内のとりまとめを行う.

majority rule

《政治》多数決原理.

majority verdict

（陪審員の）多数評決.

topple

Syllabification: (top·ple)

Pronunciation: /ˈtäpəl/

verb

[no object]

• overbalance or become unsteady and fall slowly:she toppled over when I touched her
• [with object] cause to become unsteady and fall:the push almost toppled him to the ground figurativedisagreement had threatened to topple the government

Origin:

mid 16th century (in the sense 'roll around'): frequentative of top¹

topple,
v., -pled, -pling, -ples. v.tr.
To push or throw over; overturn or overthrow. See synonyms at overthrow.

v.intr.

1. To totter and fall.
2. To lean over as if about to fall.

[Frequentative of TOP¹.]

prosecutor

Syllabification: (pros·e·cu·tor)

Pronunciation: /ˈpräsiˌkyo͞otər/

noun

• a person, especially a public official, who institutes legal proceedings against someone.
• a lawyer who conducts the case against a defendant in a criminal court. Also called prosecuting attorney.

Derivatives

prosecutorial

Pronunciation: /ˌpräsikyəˈtôrēəl/

adjective

prosecutor in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of prosecutor in the British & World English dictionary