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Recent Examples of district attorney
In Harris County, Texas, home to Houston, the district attorney’s investigators give witnesses and victims a card with the case number and investigator’s phone number.
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Victoria Valenzuela, USA Today, 23 June 2025
According to a criminal complaint and the district attorney’s office, Faye is accused of firing at least one gunshot while allegedly intoxicated Tuesday inside a Morgan Hill apartment where his ex-girlfriend lives.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 21 June 2025
Prosecutors will seek to extradite him to the San Luis Valley, the district attorney’s office said.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 20 June 2025
Former Philadelphia assistant district attorney Guy D’Andrea, who reviewed the case from 2015 to 2017, agrees.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 19 June 2025
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Victoria Valenzuela, USA Today, 23 June 2025
According to a criminal complaint and the district attorney’s office, Faye is accused of firing at least one gunshot while allegedly intoxicated Tuesday inside a Morgan Hill apartment where his ex-girlfriend lives.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 21 June 2025
Prosecutors will seek to extradite him to the San Luis Valley, the district attorney’s office said.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 20 June 2025
Former Philadelphia assistant district attorney Guy D’Andrea, who reviewed the case from 2015 to 2017, agrees.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for district attorney
Noun
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His 1913 trial led to his conviction despite shoddy evidence and the manipulations of an ambitious prosecuting attorney, who shamelessly preyed on the prejudices of the jury.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2025
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Carter, of Springdale, is the prosecuting attorney for Washington and Madison counties.—
Miceala Morano,
Arkansas Online,
18 June 2025
Noun
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The prosecutor in the criminal case against former Milwaukee City Attorney Tearman Spencer wants to prevent court records turned up as part of the investigation from being disclosed to the media.—
Alison Dirr,
jsonline.com,
8 July 2025
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Defense attorneys and federal prosecutors initially agreed to a Sept. 22 sentencing date for Combs, according to a joint letter filed Tuesday ahead of a remote hearing set for 2 p.m. ET.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 July 2025
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The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department issued the citation on Thursday, July 10, his lawyer, Worrick G. Robinson IV, confirmed in a statement to PEOPLE.—
Daniel S. Levine,
People.com,
11 July 2025
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Keefe became one of the state’s most sought after criminal defense lawyers in the 1980s and ‘90s.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
11 July 2025
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“District attorney.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/district%20attorney. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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