district attorney

noun

: the prosecuting officer of a judicial district

Examples of district attorney in a Sentence

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The Bronx district attorney's office is planning to pursue homicide charges, according to The Times. Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025 Brown’s criminal record starts in 2011, but most of those early charges — including speeding, communicating threats, and injury to property — were dismissed by the former and current Mecklenburg district attorneys Andrew Murray and Spencer Merriweather, respectively. Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2025 Produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, in association with Wolf Entertainment, Law & Order examines the criminal justice system and tells the stories of the police who investigate crime and the district attorneys who prosecute the offenders. Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025 In the aftermath, city officials and the district attorney cited the case as emblematic of deeper failures in Mecklenburg County's mental health and justice systems. Amanda Castro hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for district attorney

Word History

First Known Use

1789, in the meaning defined above

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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 10 Sep. 2025.

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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