DISTRICT ATTORNEY Synonyms: 26 Similar Words

district attorney

noun

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as in prosecuting attorney

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Recent Examples of district attorney But the prosecutor, the district attorney for Mississippi’s Fifth Circuit Court, Doug Evans, would just try the case again. — Madeleine Baran, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026 The district attorney said the couple's 13-year-old child was present in the home during his mother's shooting death. — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026 His case was also shared with the local district attorney, who has the authority to prosecute misuse of confidential governmental data, but the district attorney declined to pursue criminal charges, the audit said. — Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026 Despite telling police definitively that she had been raped, the report Ithaca police sent to the district attorney omitted this language. — Kaitlyn M. Sims, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for district attorney

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Noun

Clay County’s deputy chief prosecuting attorney, Spencer Curtis, was appointed by the North Kansas City Council to fill the position, effective as of midnight on Wednesday.

— Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026
In exchange, the state agreed to drop a murder charge, according to the Franklin County prosecuting attorney.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of prosecuting attorney

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Federal prosecutors have accused a Cuban man living as a lawful permanent resident in Cass County of voting illegally.

— Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2026
The current proceedings stem from evidence found during a search of Hanning's residence in connection with that case, the federal prosecutor's office stated.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of prosecutor

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Lawyers for the estate countered Monday that SAPS, as a corporate defendant, could not represent itself and was required to appear through a lawyer.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026
Roberts later pressed Kevin Russell, a lawyer for the Boulder officials, on the practical implications of siding with his position.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026

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