district attorney

noun

: the prosecuting officer of a judicial district

Examples of district attorney in a Sentence

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In specific, the case involved Richard Ceballos, who worked as a deputy district attorney in California in the office of the Los Angeles District Attorney, headed at that time by Gil Garcetti. Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2025 Their careers overlapped in San Francisco in the early 2000s, when Newsom was mayor and Harris was district attorney. Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025 The law, House Bill 16-1391, allows the Colorado attorney general or a district attorney to seek civil penalties under the Colorado Consumer Protection Act. Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025 The district attorney’s office and the FBI are investigating. Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 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 1 Oct. 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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