Definitions for district attorney
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1. district attorney

   In the United States, a district attorney (DA), county attorney, state's attorney, prosecuting attorney, commonwealth's attorney, or state attorney is the chief prosecutor and/or chief law enforcement officer representing a U.S. state in a local government area, typically a county or a group of counties. The exact name and scope of the office varies by state. Alternative titles for the office include county attorney, solicitor, or county prosecutor. Generally the prosecutor represents the people of the jurisdiction and in many states their authority stems from the state constitution. The prosecution is the legal party responsible for presenting the case against an individual suspected of breaking the law, initiating and directing further criminal investigations, guiding and recommending the sentencing of offenders, and are the only attorneys allowed to participate in grand jury proceedings. The prosecutors decide what criminal charges to bring, and when and where a person will answer to those charges. In carrying out their duties, prosecutors have the authority to investigate persons, grant immunity to witnesses and accused criminals, and plea bargain with defendants.A district attorney (or state attorney) leads a staff of prosecutors, who are most commonly known as assistant district attorneys (ADAs) or deputy district attorneys (DDAs) in states which have state attorneys the staff attorneys are usually referred to as Assistant State Attorneys (ASAs). Most prosecutions will be delegated to ADAs, with the district attorney prosecuting the most important cases and having overall responsibility for their agency and its work. Depending upon the state's law, DAs may be appointed by the chief executive of the jurisdiction or elected by local voters. Most criminal matters in the United States are handled in state judicial systems, but a comparable office for the United States Federal government is the United States Attorney.

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1. Alex

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of district attorney in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of district attorney in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of district attorney in a Sentence

1. Our Police:

   This is pretty much one of the most important elections -- a district attorney race in Philadelphia -- for our country, and if you want to help, if you want your voice heard, we need donations, we need to be able to fight against an endless deep pocket like Soros.

2. Anthony DiPietro:

   We know that at least two women that came forward were lied to by the district attorney's office and told that they were outside of the criminal statute of limitations, we can compare the medical records of when they were abused with the date that the final plea was entered. The statute of limitations was still intact for those patients, but Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance made the decision to not prosecute Robert Hadden for those assaults.

3. Parker Thayer:

   They realize if a district attorney just doesn't do their job, they can effectively accomplish left-wing criminal justice reforms without ever actually passing a law, the big players in the district attorney election funding are obviously George Soros – who other reports indicate he's spent about $19 million … But in the past couple months, I've been tallying up the numbers myself, it's actually much closer to $27 million if not $30 million since 2015 for these district attorney elections.

4. Joe Gamaldi:

   When Denholm spoke with the officer, he asked about the victims immigration status, suspecting that if he was undocumented, he wouldnt come to court to testify, according to media reports. The district attorney, out of nowhere, says, Well, is the complainant illegal ? joe Gamaldi goes, Because if hes illegal, Im not taking the charge.

5. Bruce Castor:

   I was surprised that the charge of first degree murder was brought because legally that would be difficult to prove. But I'm cheering for the district attorney, and I hope he wins.

References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_Attorney