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 The group said the man’s daughter provided documents confirming his death, which have been turned over to the district attorney. — Lekan Oyekanmi, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 Jeffrey Royer was an FBI agent from 1996 to 2001 and defrauded investors by falsely representing how their funds would be used and fabricating documents about their investments' performance, according to the district attorney's office. — Karma Sabbah, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 In an email, ICE responded that Teare should get to Port Isabel fast because the agency planned to deport Presa, according to the district attorney’s office. — Julia Ainsley, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2026 Pierson has served as district attorney for 19 years, overlapping with much of Leikauf’s law enforcement career. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 14 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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The Paris prosecutor’s office opened an investigation on Monday into an overnight cyberattack on refrigeration systems at hundreds of French supermarkets.

— Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 13 Oct. 2026
The charges include organized theft and criminal association, said Marseille prosecutor Nicolas Bessone.

— SYLVIE CORBET, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026

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Defense lawyer Lawrence Obonyo, who represents Mackenzie and almost all of the others convicted, said he had been instructed to appeal.

— Jefferson Kahinju Reuters, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
Among the 105 people who were ultimately arrested, 75 are believed to have been deported to their home countries, according to local media, and 26 were released from ICE custody after their lawyers filed habeas corpus petitions.

— Philip Wang, Time, 19 Oct. 2026

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