district attorney

noun

: the prosecuting officer of a judicial district

Examples of district attorney in a Sentence

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The district attorney’s office on Tuesday said that the decision to dismiss the indictment was connected to the opinion of a use-of-force expert. Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 May 2025 The Santa Fe district attorney abandoned an appeal of that ruling in December, after the state attorney general declined to pursue it. Gene Maddaus, Variety, 24 May 2025 On Thursday, 35-year-old Justin Halstenberg was found guilty of seven counts related to the Line fire and two counts related to a subsequent blaze, according to the San Bernardino County district attorney’s office. Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025 Rodriguez has been charged by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia with the murder of foreign officials, causing death through the use of a firearm and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence, the district attorney's office said. Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 23 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for district attorney

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 31 May. 2025.

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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