district attorney

noun

: the prosecuting officer of a judicial district

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The only categories of crime brought to the district attorney’s office that have fallen are felony burglary, felony motor vehicle theft, and felony narcotics, which decreased by 13%, 10%, and 2%, respectively. Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 16 May 2025 Prosecutor Tracy Prior, chief of the district attorney’s Family Protection Division, said the office has long worked with Olive Crest, which provides help from toy drives to lining up foster parents. Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2025 The district attorney’s office did not immediately respond to an inquiry about that approach. James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025 The complex case has been back in the public consciousness for several years after new documentaries and a recommendation last year from the previous Los Angeles County district attorney that the brothers be resentenced. Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 10 May 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 29 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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