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district attorney

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district attorney
n. Abbr. DA or Dist. Atty.
The prosecuting officer of a judicial district.
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Noun1.district attorney - an official prosecutor for a judicial district
DA
prosecuting attorney, prosecuting officer, prosecutor, public prosecutor - a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state
Translations
district attorney n (US) → fiscal m/f
district attorney district n (US) → procureur m de la République
district attorney district (US) n → Bezirksstaatsanwalt m, Bezirksstaatsanwältin f
district councilDistrict Council heißt der in jedem der britischen districts (Bezirke) alle vier Jahre neu gewählte Bezirksrat, der für bestimmte Bereiche der Kommunalverwaltung (Gesundheitswesen, Wohnungsbeschaffung, Baugenehmigungen, Müllabfuhr) zuständig ist. Die district councils werden durch Kommunalabgaben und durch einen Zuschuss von der Regierung finanziert. Ihre Ausgaben werden von einer unabhängigen Prüfungskommission kontrolliert, und bei zu hohen Ausgaben wird der Regierungszuschuss gekürzt.
district attorney n (US) → sostituto procuratore m della Repubblica


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The district attorney ran his finger briskly down a printed card.
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Assistant District Attorney Johnson returned to her city residence yesterday for the season.
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If you do, say so, and I'll cut out the District Attorney act and talk about the weather.
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