district attorney

noun

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as in prosecuting attorney

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Recent Examples of district attorney What began as a controversial Facebook post has spiraled into a legal firestorm for a West Texas judge, who now faces a federal civil rights lawsuit and an unprecedented effort by his own district attorney to remove him from office. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026 The district attorney confirmed that a search conducted in Hudson, Massachusetts, Tuesday evening was connected to the investigation. — Brandon Truitt, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026 The latest indictment, which the district attorney said was returned July 20, adds the lying in wait circumstance to the previous murder charges. — Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026 Nguyen also said Do was referred to the Orange County district attorney. — Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for district attorney
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  1. prosecuting attorney
  2. prosecutor
  3. lawyer
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  • McDonough plays the assistant attorney general and prosecuting attorney, a man of integrity who profoundly believes in the criminal justice system.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The prosecuting attorney's office said the teen wasn't charged with murder in the July 29 filings because the investigation is still ongoing.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 30 July 2026
Definition of prosecuting attorney
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  • Fernandes says teaming up with federal prosecutors to bring harsher federal drug charges has helped bring down the number of drug dealers in the park.
    — Jeff Nguyen, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • State prosecutors have accused Mangione’s lawyers of trying to get that case thrown out on double jeopardy grounds under New York State law, which says a defendant can’t be tried twice for the same crime.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of prosecutor
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  • He is shown at his lawyers' office in Atlanta on Thursday, July 30, 2026.
    — Reed Williams, AJC.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Diop, the first girl in her village to be accepted into the school, now aspires to be an international business lawyer.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
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