district attorney

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Recent Examples of district attorney Benjamin tied the woman up, raped her and stole cash and jewelry from her home, then fled, according to the district attorney’s office. Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025 Under the leadership of our mayor, district attorney, and police chief, crime is down in San Francisco. Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 18 Oct. 2025 Similarly, Los Angeles County has also announced a partnership between the district attorney’s office and local law enforcement to combat the chaos. Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025 The student was charged with assault and battery causing serious bodily injury based on the initial investigation and arraigned Thursday morning in Fall River Juvenile Court, according to the district attorney's office. Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for district attorney
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Noun
  • Nimish Ganatra, senior assistant prosecuting attorney in Washtenaw County, alleges Savit suspended him and placed him under investigation for filing a Michigan Attorney Grievance Commission complaint against an unnamed Washtenaw assistant prosecutor Ganatra supervised.
    Paul Egan, Freep.com, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Minor pleaded guilty Monday to DWI and was sentenced to 90 days in jail with 89 days suspended and credit for one day jail time served, fined $500 and assessed $360 in court fees, according to deputy prosecuting attorney Charles Duell.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • During the trial, prosecutors alleged that Alex killed Maggie and Paul to both cover up his financial crimes and to stop them from coming up in Paul's pending trial.
    Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Unlike federal grand juries, which are needed for all felonies, state prosecutors only need a grand jury for capital crimes.
    Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But the lack of transparency and due process are similar, and there are few to no guarantees of the safety of people whom ICE agents remove, often without identifying themselves, and move around without notifying the family or lawyers of the detained.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 23 Oct. 2025
  • While on his jobs, Colter often has close calls with law enforcement, leading Reenie, a lawyer, to swoop in and save the day.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025

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“District attorney.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/district%20attorney. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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