district attorney

noun

: the prosecuting officer of a judicial district

Examples of district attorney in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Monterey County district attorney’s office did not immediately respond to questions from The Times. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026

Greg Totten, the association’s CEO and former longtime Ventura County district attorney, also criticized the decision and its impact on victims’ families. — Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 6 Nov. 2026

President Joe Biden nominated Colom, a district attorney in northeast Mississippi, to the federal bench in 2022, and Mississippi’s other Republican senator, Roger Wicker, supported him. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2026

Lee Darragh, the district attorney for Georgia's Northeastern Judicial Circuit, has resigned after more than 20 years as Hall and Dawson counties' chief prosecutor. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1789, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for district attorney

• burnie
• gurney
• journey
• tourney
• mcburney

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