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Definition of District attorney
1. Noun. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
Generic synonyms: Prosecuting Attorney, Prosecuting Officer, Prosecutor, Public Prosecutor
Definition of District attorney
1. Noun. (American) The title of the local public official who represents the government in the prosecution of alleged criminals. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of District Attorney
Literary usage of District attorney
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. United States Statutes at Large: Containing the Laws and Concurrent by United States (1860)
"For the district attorney of Maryland, one hundred dollars. For the district
attorney of Virginia, eastern district, one hundred dollars. ..."
2. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1889)
"208-£Ш Fees of district attorney—not subject to review by ... The discretionary
fee that may be allowed to a district-attorney for securing a conviction in ..."
3. Federal Statutes Annotated: Containing All the Laws of the United States of by United States, William Mark McKinney, Thomas H. Calvert, Edward Thompson Company (1917)
"This provision supersedes the provisions for the salaries, respectively, of the
district attorney for the district of New Jersey and of the district ..."
4. Supreme Court Reporter by Robert Desty, United States Supreme Court, West Publishing Company (1903)
"A copy of the petition was served upon the United States district attorney for
the district of Alaska, the amount of the license fees was deposited with the ..."
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