district attorney

noun

Synonyms of district attorneynext
: the prosecuting officer of a judicial district

Examples of district attorney in a Sentence

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There are races for state legislative seats, county government and school district boards and city councils, district attorneys and school bond and parcel tax measures. John Woolfolk, Mercury News, 18 May 2026 Ben-Gvir’s management of it has been so disquieting that the Attorney General, Gali Baharav-Miara, a former Tel Aviv district attorney, filed a sixty-eight-page petition to the Supreme Court requesting that Netanyahu be made to defend his refusal to fire him. Bernard Avishai, New Yorker, 18 May 2026 Human remains found at a Texas property this week have been confirmed to be those of a missing boy last seen in 2022, the Tarrant County district attorney said Friday. Phil Helsel, NBC news, 16 May 2026 Nicole Blumberg, an assistant district attorney, told the jury that consensual relationships do not preclude rape. Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for district attorney

Word History

First Known Use

1789, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of district attorney was in 1789

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“District attorney.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/district%20attorney. Accessed 19 May. 2026.

Kids Definition

district attorney

noun
: the prosecuting officer of a judicial district

Legal Definition

district attorney

noun
: the prosecuting officer of a judicial district see also state's attorney

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