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 Now a district attorney, Colom needs a fundraising uptick to introduce himself to voters and attack Hyde-Smith on the airwaves. — ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026 The operation took months to plan, according to Jeffrey Greeson, chief deputy district attorney of Sutter County. — Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Cal Fire has sent the case to the Calaveras County district attorney’s office for review. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026 Democrats Congressman Marc Veasey and Tarrant district attorney candidate Tiffany Burks focused on the need to vote up and down the ballot. — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for district attorney

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The prosecuting attorney's office said the teen wasn't charged with murder in the July 29 filings because the investigation is still ongoing.

— Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 30 July 2026
His arrest on the misdemeanor charge comes after a state police investigation requested by Sonia Hagood, 2nd Judicial Disitrict prosecuting attorney, on June 2, the release says.

— Rafael Escalera Montoto, Arkansas Online, 17 July 2026

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Fernandes says teaming up with federal prosecutors to bring harsher federal drug charges has helped bring down the number of drug dealers in the park.

— Jeff Nguyen, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
State prosecutors have accused Mangione’s lawyers of trying to get that case thrown out on double jeopardy grounds under New York State law, which says a defendant can’t be tried twice for the same crime.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026

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Mangione's lawyers and federal prosecutors in Manhattan also discussed a possible guilty plea in his federal case in June, sources previously told ABC News.

— Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
In October 2021, Alabama's capital city of Montgomery removed the Confederate president's name from an avenue and renamed it after a famed lawyer of the civil rights movement.

— Riley Bunch, AJC.com, 10 Aug. 2026

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