1. Different occupations: prosecutors are prosecutors who exercise the state's procuratorial power according to law, and prosecutors are state judicial personnel and civil servants. The public prosecutor is the representative of the country and is responsible for accusing the criminal suspect of criminal acts. The general procuratorate is equivalent to the plaintiff. Prosecutors serve the court; A lawyer refers to a practitioner who has passed the national judicial examination, obtained a lawyer's practice certificate according to law, accepted the entrustment or designation, and provided legal services to the parties. Lawyers are freelancers, representatives of criminal suspects, and are responsible for proving the innocence or guilt of criminal suspects, which is equivalent to defendants. Lawyers serve criminal suspects and defendants;
2. Different tasks: prosecutors exercise their rights on behalf of the state, act as prosecutors in criminal cases, and prosecute criminal suspects on behalf of the state and society; Another role is to act as a supervisor of the law and supervise judicial activities; Entrusted by the parties, lawyers participate in various lawsuits as agents, and only use their legal knowledge to provide legal services to the parties;
3. Different sources of rights: the power of public prosecutors is endowed by the state; Lawyers' litigation rights are obtained through the entrustment of the parties.