Definition of District attorney. Meaning of District attorney. Synonyms of District attorney

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word District attorney. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word District attorney and, of course, District attorney synonyms and on the right images related to the word District attorney.

Definition of District attorney

District attorney
District Dis"trict, n. [LL. districtus district, fr. L. districtus, p. p. of distringere: cf. F. district. See Distrain.] 1. (Feudal Law) The territory within which the lord has the power of coercing and punishing. 2. A division of territory; a defined portion of a state, town, or city, etc., made for administrative, electoral, or other purposes; as, a congressional district, judicial district, land district, school district, etc. To exercise exclusive legislation . . . over such district not exceeding ten miles square. --The Constitution of the United States. 3. Any portion of territory of undefined extent; a region; a country; a tract. These districts which between the tropics lie. --Blackstone. Congressional district. See under Congressional. District attorney, the prosecuting officer of a district or district court. District court, a subordinate municipal, state, or United States tribunal, having jurisdiction in certain cases within a judicial district. District judge, one who presides over a district court. District school, a public school for the children within a school district. [U.S.] Syn: Division; circuit; quarter; province; tract; region; country.

Meaning of District attorney from wikipedia

- States, a district attorney (DA), county attorney, county prosecutor, state attorney, state's attorney, prosecuting attorney, commonwealth's attorney, or solicitor...
- federal judicial districts. Each U.S. attorney serves as the United States' chief federal criminal prosecutor in their judicial district and represents...
- United States attorney for the District of Columbia (USADC) is responsible for representing the federal government in the United States District Court for...
- This is a list of US state-level prosecutors, often known as district attorneys. In states which hold partisan elections for prosecutorial positions, the...
- States. The current district attorney (DA) is Nathan Hochman. Some misdemeanor crimes are prosecuted by local city attorneys. City attorneys prosecute misdemeanors...
- which are appealed to the Federal Circuit). The United States attorney for the District of South Carolina represents the United States in civil and criminal...
- The New York County District Attorney, also known as the Manhattan District Attorney, is the elected district attorney for New York County, New York. The...
- The state attorney general in each of the 50 U.S. states, of the federal district, or of any of the territories is the chief legal advisor to the state...
- The 2003 San Francisco District Attorney election was held on November 4, 2003, to elect the next District Attorney of San Francisco. The election, which...
- Alameda County District Attorney recall election was a successful special recall election to remove Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price. It...