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state attor·ney

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. state's attorney, state attorneynoun

    a prosecuting attorney for a state

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  1. state attorney

    In the United States, a district attorney (DA), county attorney, state's attorney, prosecuting attorney, commonwealth's attorney, state attorney or solicitor 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. state attorney

    A state attorney is a legal representative appointed or elected by the state government to represent the state's interests in criminal prosecutions, civil lawsuits, and some types of administrative hearings. They often handle legal matters that involve state laws, advise state agencies, and may argue cases in court. State attorneys are also known as district attorneys, county attorneys, or prosecutors in some states. A state attorney's duties can vary depending on the jurisdiction and the specific laws of the state.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of state attorney in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of state attorney in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of state attorney in a Sentence

  1. Cyndi Roy Gonzalez:

    People should be troubled by any attempt by members of Congress to silence or undercut basic investigatory authority by a state attorney general's office, our office will not be intimidated by oil industry-backed members of the U.S. House of Representatives.

  2. Rick Scott:

    State Attorney Ayala's complete refusal to consider capital punishment for the entirety of her term sends an unacceptable message that she is not interested in considering every available option in the fight for justice, each of these cases I am reassigning represents a horrific loss of life. The families who tragically lost someone deserve a state attorney who will take the time to review every individual fact and circumstance before making such an impactful decision.

  3. Aramis Ayala:

    State Attorney Aramis Ayala has the right to use her discretion to determine how and to what extent she's going to prosecute cases in her district. That is the right that the voters gave her.

  4. Hialeah Police Chief George Fuente:

    Immediately upon learning this situation, we initiated an investigation by our Professional Compliance Bureau, along with our Major Crimes Unit, and in conjunction with the State Attorney’s Office had the investigation started, both officers were removed from the uniformed patrol division and were reassigned until they were relieved of duty.

  5. Lloyd Hitoshi Mayer:

    The non profits are asking Supreme Court to make Supreme Court harder for the government to require the disclosure of donor information, while the case is about a state Attorney General asking for this information, if Supreme Court raised the bar here, that would likely also apply to election donor disclosure laws down the road.


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