DISTRICT ATTORNEY Synonyms: 26 Similar Words

district attorney

noun

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as in prosecuting attorney

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Recent Examples of district attorney The case could be retried depending on the district attorney’s decision. — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2026 If the jury remains deadlocked today, the judge may declare a mistrial, leaving the district attorney to decide whether to retry the case. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 3 Sep. 2026 As jury deliberations drag on in Lindsay Clancy's triple murder trial, a key decision could rest with a longtime district attorney in the event of a mistrial. — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026 The district attorney’s office charged Fatherley last year with second-degree murder, or an alternative charge of involuntary manslaughter, for his actions leading up to Adair’s death. — Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for district attorney

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In exchange, the state agreed to drop a murder charge, according to the Franklin County prosecuting attorney.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
The Election Board then sends the recall to the King County prosecuting attorney's office for a technical review.

— Zachary Fletcher, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026

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In other developments, Ukraine's parliament voted to dismiss Ruslan Kravchenko from the post of prosecutor general Tuesday.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
Hochman said while deciding whether or not to seek the death penalty, the DA's office examined the aggravating and mitigating factors and spoke to the victims' family, prosecutors and law enforcement.

— Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of prosecutor

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The press conference will be held by La Strada’s lawyers from Popham Law Firm and Baldwin and Vernon.

— Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2026
For this legal fight over the USPS plan, the administration's lawyers have provided the courts with no evidence of mail-voting fraud.

— Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 14 Sep. 2026

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