district attorney

noun

: the prosecuting officer of a judicial district

Examples of district attorney in a Sentence

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The Bronx district attorney’s office asked that bail be set at $10,000, but Brown was let go on supervised release during his arraignment in Bronx Criminal Court. Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2025 Osment is set to be arraigned in July at the Mammoth Lakes branch of the Mono County Superior Court, the district attorney’s office said. Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025 The filing by the district attorney's office urged the judge to delay the sentencing if the court couldn't get a copy of the report in time for the hearing. Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2025 The boy’s grandmother was there and told her daughter to confiscate his laptop as a consequence, according to the district attorney’s office. Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for district attorney

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 25 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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