List the different names given to public prosecutors and the general powers that they have

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• The public prosecutors may also be referred to as a prosecuting attorney, state prosecutor, district attorney, county attorney, or city attorney.
• Prosecutors have the power to bring the resources of the state against the individual and hold the legal keys to meting out or withholding punishment.
• During the pretrial process prosecutors have the discretion to decide whether a person who has been arrested will be charged with a crime, the level of charges to be brought against the suspect, and if and when to stop the prosecution.

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