district attorney

noun

: the prosecuting officer of a judicial district

Examples of district attorney in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But an appeal is underway on whether the district attorney should be disqualified from the case that a defense lawyer told USA Today might push the trial back until well past the November election. USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2024 The district attorney has not yet announced any action on the case. Ana Ceballos, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2024 Representatives of the district attorney’s office and the regional game warden did not respond to requests for comment. Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 22 Apr. 2024 The incident comes as crime continues to rise amid the LA district attorney’s soft-on-crime approach to court cases. Greg Wehner, Fox News, 22 Apr. 2024 Charges are pending review by the district attorney's office. Journal Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2024 And in San Francisco, the district attorney’s office investigates all police shootings, rather than the police department itself. Detroit Free Press, 21 Apr. 2024 After the district attorney’s investigation, Hill was indicted in November 2019 and in September 2023 admitted his guilt and was convicted by plea of grand theft against all of his victims. Sydney Lake, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2024 So did the former district attorney, Bonnie Dumanis, and the former sheriff, Bill Gore. Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2024

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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 25 Apr. 2024.

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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