Definitions for district attorney
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1. district attorney, DAnoun

   an official prosecutor for a judicial district

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1. district attorneynoun

   The title of the local public official who represents the government in the prosecution of alleged criminals.

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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. district attorney

   A district attorney is a public official who acts as the chief prosecutor for a specific local government area or district, representing the state or federal government in criminal investigations and prosecutions. They are usually elected into office and also provide legal advice to other local government agencies.

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1. District attorney

   The District Attorney, in many jurisdictions in the United States, is the elected or appointed official who represents the government in the prosecution of criminal offenses. The district attorney is the highest officeholder in the legal department of the jurisdiction – generally the county in the U.S. – and supervises a staff of assistant or deputy district attorneys. Depending on the system in place, district attorneys may be appointed by the chief executive of the region or elected by the voters of the jurisdiction. An Executive Assistant District Attorney, Chief Assistant District Attorney, or First Assistant District Attorney is a title given the senior-most manager in a prosecutor's office under the district attorney. The people who hold these titles are generally considered the second-in-command for the office, and usually report directly to the head prosecutor. The exact roles and job assignments for each title vary with each individual office, but generally include management of the daily activities and supervision of specialized divisions within the office. Often, the EADA may oversee or prosecute some of the larger crimes within the jurisdiction. In some offices the Executive Assistant District Attorney has the responsibility of hiring lawyers and other staff members. Often, the EADA supervises press-releases and oversees the work of the office staff.

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How to pronounce district attorney?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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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. Pasquotank County Sheriff Tommy Wooten:

   While the district attorney concluded that no criminal law was violated, this was a terrible and tragic outcome, and we could do better.

2. Martin Healy:

   It’s a long shot move by the district attorney, but I can understand the sentiment behind it and why he wants to oppose it.

3. Tyre Nichols:

   They worked in teams, most officers on the team participated in an arrest, so if all the people are going to be on a Scorpion team, I think it could be hard for the [district attorney] to piece that case back together once it’s been tainted by the Scorpion [unit].

4. Dennis Farris:

   Today in Austin, Texas we see another front in the war on police in this country, these indictments are strictly political in nature and this is what he ran on when he ran for district attorney. In issuing these indictments today he knows he will never get one conviction of any officer in these cases.

5. Neama Rahmani:

   The phone may have evidence implicating Alec Baldwin, and why help the district attorney’s office prosecute you when you do n’t have to ? law enforcement is looking for evidence of Baldwin’s knowledge, specifically evidence that Alec Baldwin knew the gun had previously misfired, that there were live rounds on set and that the revolver was loaded with live ammunition and not blanks.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=district attorney
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/District_Attorney
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_Attorney
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=district attorney