district attorney

noun

: the prosecuting officer of a judicial district

Examples of district attorney in a Sentence

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Trump's lawyers argued that prosecutors from the Manhattan district attorney's office had introduced evidence during his hush-money trial that was protected by the High Court ruling issued earlier this year. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024 Hours after his arrest, the Manhattan district attorney’s office filed paperwork charging him with murder and other offenses. Jake Offenhartz and Jennifer Peltz, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024 Nope, that honor goes to the fact that Leslie, the woman who has been all up in Lydia’s business for the past few days, is a prosecutor for the district attorney. Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2024 Philly Municipal Judge Patrick Dugan is expected to resign today and sources tell the Inquirer he's expected to run for district attorney in the Democratic primary next year. Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 11 Dec. 2024 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 21 Dec. 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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