district attorney

Definition of district attorneynext

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of district attorney The district attorney said an analysis of Shipley and Umensetter's cell phones revealed that the two cared for the children in the home multiple times in the months before Eutsey's death. Jennifer Borrasso, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026 Over the three-and-a-half days between Leyden's last sighting and Marcelin's arrest, someone was seen coming out of Marcelin's building wheeling the same bag, which a person on an e-bike discovered a few days later, according to the district attorney's office. Ben Brachfeld, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026 There is more than 40 terabytes of discovery for the district attorney's office to work through, the prosecution said. Andrew Blankstein, NBC news, 20 Apr. 2026 Cromeens, district attorney for the 24th Judicial District, which encompasses six South Texas counties, was brought in as a special prosecutor. Gabriella Ybarra, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for district attorney
Recent Examples of Synonyms for district attorney
Noun
  • The prosecuting attorney provided additional details to PEOPLE about the sequence of events in the murders Rodriguez admitted to in his plea.
    Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The prosecuting attorney requested that the judge sentence Delisle to 40 years fixed in prison.
    Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 15 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Chandler’s family sued, and Jackson settled for about twenty-three million dollars; afterward, Chandler stopped coöperating with prosecutors, and the investigation was closed.
    Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Brenda Beadle, the chief deputy county attorney, said prosecutors in her office had urged the court not to release Guzman during her initial bond hearing.
    Selina Guevara, NBC news, 19 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Meals are wheeled in, and there is a small room attached to the unit where detainees can work on their cases and communicate with their lawyers, according to someone who spoke often with an inmate held there.
    Diego Lasarte, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2026
  • However, the refunds could present a legal vulnerability for the companies claiming them, trade lawyers said.
    Tobias Burns, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“District attorney.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/district%20attorney. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.

More from Merriam-Webster on district attorney

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster