district attorney

noun

: the prosecuting officer of a judicial district

Examples of district attorney in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Bodden was a Rutgers University and Cardozo School of Law graduate, the district attorney’s letter says. Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2024 The district attorney's case framed the hush-money payment as part of a broader conspiracy by Trump and his allies to interfere in the 2016 presidential election. Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 3 July 2024 The Manhattan district attorney’s office declined to comment Monday night. Jake Offenhartz, Twin Cities, 2 July 2024 Last month, the cases of 31 of the 46 people who were charged with trespassing in Hamilton Hall were dismissed by the Manhattan district attorney’s office. Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 2 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for district attorney 

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Word History

First Known Use

1789, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 7 Jul. 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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