district attorney

noun

: the prosecuting officer of a judicial district

Examples of district attorney in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The incumbent district attorney, Cyrus Vance Jr., had begun his own investigation of the president and his businesses. —Michael Rothfeld Emily Woo Zeller Krish Seenivasan David Mason, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024

Neal Thompson, the district attorney who represents Hardin County, and Hardin County Sheriff Johnny Alexander, whose agency handled the arrest, did not return phone calls and emails on Monday. —USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024

Deputy district attorney Joshua Seiden filed a motion Tuesday in Douglas County District Court, seeking dismissal of the felony case without prejudice. —Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2024

Upon entering the courtroom, viewers got another surprise guest appearance from Greg Kinnear, who played the district attorney. —Gillian Telling, Peoplemag, 8 Apr. 2024

The order does not prevent Trump from criticizing the judge and the district attorney directly. —Brian Bennett, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024

Roman also argued Willis had a financial conflict because court documents suggested Wade had bankrolled expensive vacations with Willis while he was getting paid by the district attorney’s office. —Brian Bushard, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024

The court denied a request to modify the bond, the district attorney's office said. —Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024

Taking the Case to Trial: As federal and state prosecutors navigate calendars and appeals in the other Trump cases, the Manhattan district attorney has been preparing to take the hush-money case to trial. —Ginia Bellafante, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1789, in the meaning defined above

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