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Recent Examples of district attorney
The California Office of Administrative Law, which reviews and approves regulation changes proposed by state agencies, granted the district attorney’s request and ruled that the California Board of Parole Hearings must halt the policy.
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City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2025
Alejandro Oliveros Acosta, a 46-year-old Santa Ana resident, is accused of luring cats with cat food, kidnapping them and stomping and beating them to death, the Orange County district attorney's office said in a Tuesday press release.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
The only categories of crime brought to the district attorney’s office that have fallen are felony burglary, felony motor vehicle theft, and felony narcotics, which decreased by 13%, 10%, and 2%, respectively.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 16 May 2025
Prosecutor Tracy Prior, chief of the district attorney’s Family Protection Division, said the office has long worked with Olive Crest, which provides help from toy drives to lining up foster parents.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2025
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City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2025
Alejandro Oliveros Acosta, a 46-year-old Santa Ana resident, is accused of luring cats with cat food, kidnapping them and stomping and beating them to death, the Orange County district attorney's office said in a Tuesday press release.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
The only categories of crime brought to the district attorney’s office that have fallen are felony burglary, felony motor vehicle theft, and felony narcotics, which decreased by 13%, 10%, and 2%, respectively.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 16 May 2025
Prosecutor Tracy Prior, chief of the district attorney’s Family Protection Division, said the office has long worked with Olive Crest, which provides help from toy drives to lining up foster parents.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for district attorney
Noun
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The imprisonment of Judge Carmichael and prosecuting attorney Powell had nothing to do with treason but was simply to protect a political ally of the president and to display the power of the federal government.—
Paul Callahan,
Baltimore Sun,
29 May 2025
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Deputy prosecuting attorneys Jonathan Dixon and Madison McEver litigated the case on behalf of the state of Arkansas.—
NWA Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Security footage from the gas station captured the shooter running with a distinctive stride, prosecutors said during the trial.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
21 May 2025
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Groves was recently convicted of second-degree murder and faces a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole, prosecutors said.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
21 May 2025
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Hope all lawyers at Paul Weiss of conviction join them.—
Sonam Sheth,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 May 2025
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One provided a transcript from such a chat group that showed a lawyer advising students not to leave the country or use domestic air travel, and wait for official announcements from the school.—
Laurie Chen,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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“District attorney.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/district%20attorney. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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