district attorney

noun

: the prosecuting officer of a judicial district

Examples of district attorney in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

His willingness to work with the district attorney’s office on a possible plea deal shows Reddington doesn’t want to have a retrial, said Jean Casarez, an attorney and CNN’s trial correspondent who covered the trial. — Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026

The move to resentence the brothers was one of the last acts of George Gascón’s tenure as Los Angeles County district attorney, and current Dist. — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

This year’s outright ban is enforceable by the California attorney general and district attorneys. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2026

Worth district attorney who shot himself not far off-camera as the operation zeroed in on him. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 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