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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Police were not actively investigating the abuse at the time Celeste disappeared, according to Josh Rubenstein, communications director for the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office. Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026 Over the three-and-a-half days between Leyden's last sighting and Marcelin's arrest, someone was seen coming out of Marcelin's building wheeling the same bag, which a person on an e-bike discovered a few days later, according to the district attorney's office. Ben Brachfeld, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026 There is more than 40 terabytes of discovery for the district attorney's office to work through, the prosecution said. Andrew Blankstein, NBC news, 20 Apr. 2026 The district attorney's office has not responded to a request for comment. Quinn Clark, USA Today, 18 Apr. 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 22 Apr. 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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