Meaning

1 senses
  1. (US)The title of the local public official who represents the government in the prosecution of alleged criminals.

    (initialisms)

    Staatsanwalt, Staatsanwältin, Bezirksstaatsanwalt

    прокуро́рprokurór

More definitions
  • an official prosecutor for a judicial district

Examples

11 sentences
  1. The district attorney wasn't content with a two-year sentence.

  2. Sami was an investigator for the district attorney.

  3. Dmitri was appointed as the new district attorney.

  4. The district attorney indicted him for theft and murder.

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  5. The district attorney is unwilling to proceed due to insufficient evidence.

Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
the title of the local public official who represents the government in the prosecution of alleged criminals:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
the title of the local public official who represents the government in the prosecution of alleged criminals:

Forms

plural: district attorneys

Synonyms

3 synonyms
DAD.A.D. A.
Close in meaning
  • an official prosecutor for a judicial district:DA

See also

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