procuraduría
prosecutor's office
procurador
prosecutor
+
-ía
place or institution
Procuraduría means prosecutor's office and can be broken down into procurador0 (prosecutor0) + -ía1 (place or institution1).
noun
- prosecutor's officeAttorney General's Office or Public Prosecutor's OfficeEl caso fue remitido a la procuraduría para su investigación. // The case was referred to the prosecutor's office for investigation.