Meaning Of The Word District attorney

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District Attorney
countable noun: 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.

district attorney in American English
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
noun: an officer who acts as attorney for the people or government within a specified district

district attorney in British English
noun: (in the US) the state prosecuting officer in a specified judicial district

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