district attorney

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noun

an officer who acts as attorney for the people or government within a specified district.

Origin of district attorney

An Americanism dating back to 1780–90

Words nearby district attorney

distributive law, distributive property, distributor, distributorship, district, district attorney, district council, district court, district court judge, district high school, district judge

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Example sentences from the Web for district attorney

M. Madeleine did not allow the district-attorney to finish; he interrupted him in accents full of suavity and authority.
Les Misrables|Victor Hugo
"But you are supposed to be in custody all this time," said the district-attorney.
The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2)|Ida Husted Harper
Some weeks later the District-Attorney renewed his motion; but again Burr was discharged by the grand jury, amid popular applause.
Jefferson and his Colleagues|Allen Johnson
He would have been gone before this, had not the District-Attorney interceded for a short delay.
Ten Years Among the Mail Bags|James Holbrook

The district-attorney was busy, however, on an Augean task—the cleaning out of the police stable.
What Will People Say?|Rupert Hughes

British Dictionary definitions for district attorney

district attorney

noun

(in the US) the state prosecuting officer in a specified judicial district

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for district attorney

district attorney

An official responsible for representing the government in court cases and for prosecuting criminals.

单词	district attorney
释义	district attorney SEE SYNONYMS FOR district attorney ON THESAURUS.COM noun an officer who acts as attorney for the people or government within a specified district. Origin of district attorney An Americanism dating back to 1780–90 Words nearby district attorney distributive law, distributive property, distributor, distributorship, district, district attorney, district council, district court, district court judge, district high school, district judge Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for district attorney M. Madeleine did not allow the district-attorney to finish; he interrupted him in accents full of suavity and authority. Les Misrables\|Victor Hugo "But you are supposed to be in custody all this time," said the district-attorney. The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2)\|Ida Husted Harper Some weeks later the District-Attorney renewed his motion; but again Burr was discharged by the grand jury, amid popular applause. Jefferson and his Colleagues\|Allen Johnson He would have been gone before this, had not the District-Attorney interceded for a short delay. Ten Years Among the Mail Bags\|James Holbrook The district-attorney was busy, however, on an Augean task—the cleaning out of the police stable. What Will People Say?\|Rupert Hughes British Dictionary definitions for district attorney district attorney noun (in the US) the state prosecuting officer in a specified judicial district Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to district attorney prosecutor, judge advocate, attorney general Cultural definitions for district attorney district attorney An official responsible for representing the government in court cases and for prosecuting criminals. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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district attorney

noun

Origin of district attorney

Words nearby district attorney

Example sentences from the Web for district attorney

British Dictionary definitions for district attorney

noun

Words related to district attorney

Cultural definitions for district attorney