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Recent Examples of district attorney
When police arrested him for the bench warrant, the district attorney's office declined to prosecute the case, and then a judge vacated his warrant.
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Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 27 Feb. 2025
The search warrants appear to be carried out by the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2025
As the district attorney in Vallejo would later inform LaSota’s lawyer, LaSota was also apparently at the scene of the attack on Lind.
—Tessa Stuart, Rolling Stone, 25 Feb. 2025
The area district attorney's office and public defender's office did not immediately respond to requests for information Monday night.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 25 Feb. 2025
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Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 27 Feb. 2025
The search warrants appear to be carried out by the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2025
As the district attorney in Vallejo would later inform LaSota’s lawyer, LaSota was also apparently at the scene of the attack on Lind.
—Tessa Stuart, Rolling Stone, 25 Feb. 2025
The area district attorney's office and public defender's office did not immediately respond to requests for information Monday night.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for district attorney
Noun
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The city’s prosecuting attorney’s office moved to dismiss a citation for battery against Borrenpohl.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
8 Mar. 2025
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Newsweek reached out for comment to the prosecuting attorney's office in Latah County, Idaho, via email on Thursday night.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The troops planned to tie and blindfold the officials, then take them to an underground military bunker for interrogation, prosecutors said.—
Choe Sang-Hun,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2025
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The additional term won’t begin until Owens has served his previous term, which began in 2019, prosecutors said.—
Bay City News Service,
The Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2025
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Finally, Peña Lopez’s family said that ICE took him to a detention facility without telling them or his lawyer, while ignoring his medical needs.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
The Mercury News,
1 Mar. 2025
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One of their former lawyers now works as a liaison between the White House and the Justice Department.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
1 Mar. 2025
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“District attorney.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/district%20attorney. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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