public prosecutor's office

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{{Short description|Authority responsible for law enforcement and prosecution service}}

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Public prosecutor's offices are criminal justice bodies attached to the judiciary.{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}}

They are separate from the courts in Germany, Austria and the German-speaking parts of Switzerland, and are called the Staatsanwaltschaft ({{IPA|de|ˈʃtaːt͡sʔanˌvaltʃaft|lang|audio=De-Staatsanwaltschaft.ogg}}).{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}}

This kind of office also exists in Mainland China, Taiwan and Macau (which continues to follow the Portuguese legal system), and in some countries in Central Europe including Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Poland and the Czech Republic.{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}}