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district attorney

dis·trict at·tor·ney
D d

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dis-trikt uh-tur-nee]
    • /ˈdɪs trɪkt əˈtɜr ni/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dis-trikt uh-tur-nee]
    • /ˈdɪs trɪkt əˈtɜr ni/

Definitions of district attorney words

  • noun district attorney an officer who acts as attorney for the people or government within a specified district. 1
  • noun district attorney chief lawyer of a state or area 1
  • countable noun district attorney In the United States, a District Attorney is a lawyer who works for a city, state, or federal government and puts on trial people who are accused of crimes. The abbreviation D.A. is also used. 0
  • noun district attorney (in the US) the state prosecuting officer in a specified judicial district 0
  • noun district attorney in the U.S., a lawyer serving in a specified judicial district as prosecutor for the state or for the federal government in criminal cases 0
  • noun district attorney (US) The title of the local public official who represents the government in the prosecution of alleged criminals. 0
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Origin of district attorney

First appearance:

before 1780
One of the 45% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1780-90

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Parts of speech for District attorney

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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district attorney popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for district attorney

noun district attorney

  • judge advocate — a staff officer designated as legal adviser to a commander and charged with the administration of military justice.
  • prosecutor — Law. prosecuting attorney. a person, as a complainant or chief witness, instigating prosecution in a criminal proceeding.
  • attorney general — A country's Attorney General is its chief law officer, who advises its government or ruler.
  • da — from; of (used in Italian and Portuguese personal names, originally to indicate place of origin): Lorenzo da Ponte; Vasco da Gama.
  • public prosecutor — an officer charged with the conduct of criminal prosecution in the interest of the public.
All 5 Synonyms of district attorney

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