district attorney

noun

: the prosecuting officer of a judicial district

Examples of district attorney in a Sentence

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The district attorney’s office confirmed the backlog was a factor in delaying charges against Garcia-Aquino this week. James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025 The charges filed in Santa Clara County reflect a cooperative effort including district attorney’s offices in Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, Sacramento, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Solano, Sonoma, and Yolo counties, prosecutors said. Jason Green, Mercury News, 1 May 2025 On Wednesday, the district attorney’s office confirmed to ABC affiliate WSYR that the 11 students, all members of the Westhill High School boys’ lacrosse team, had surrendered to local authorities. Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 1 May 2025 In 2018, Philadelphia ended ICE’s access to the city’s preliminary arraignment reporting system used by the Philadelphia Police Department and district attorney’s office. Jennifer J. Lee, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 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 7 May. 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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