district attorney
prosecuting officer of a judicial district, attorney responsible for representing the State in the district courts
District attorney
A district attorney (D.A.) is, in some
U.S. jurisdictions, the title of the local public official who represents the government in the
prosecution of criminals. The district attorney is the highest officeholder in the jurisdiction's legal department and supervises a staff of assistant district attorneys. Similar functions are carried out at the local level in other jurisdictions by officers named the
Commonwealth's Attorney,
State's Attorney,
County Attorney, or County Prosecutor. Depending on the system in place in the particular state or county, district attorneys may be appointed by the chief executive of the region or elected by the people.
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district attorney
Noun
1. an official prosecutor for a judicial district
(synonym) DA
(hypernym) prosecutor, public prosecutor, prosecuting officer, prosecuting attorney
District Attorney
district attorney
Synonyms and related words:
AG, DA, KC, QC, SSC, US attorney, attorney general, civilian, corporation lawyer, court-appointed lawyer, criminal lawyer, defense counsel, junior counsel, law agent, leader, mouthpiece, private attorney, prosecuting attorney, prosecutor, public prosecutor, publicist, silk, silk gown, solicitor general, special pleader, stuff gown, stuff-gownsman
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