district attorney

noun

: the prosecuting officer of a judicial district

Examples of district attorney in a Sentence

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His trial is expected to last four to six weeks once testimony begins, prosecutors at the Manhattan district attorney’s office said Wednesday. Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 9 Apr. 2025 Fourteen months after Robbins' settlement, his sister Paige, 19, was fearful that the images captured of her could be inappropriate and could damage her own ambitions of one day being district attorney. Barry Levitt, Time, 8 Apr. 2025 Dougherty is the district attorney for Boulder County, and Duran is a former speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives. Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 7 Apr. 2025 Montoya is the fourth district attorney to handle the case in nearly six years. Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 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 16 Apr. 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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