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Recent Examples of district attorney
When police arrested him for the bench warrant, the district attorney's office declined to prosecute the case, and then a judge vacated his warrant.
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Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 27 Feb. 2025
The search warrants appear to be carried out by the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2025
As the district attorney in Vallejo would later inform LaSota’s lawyer, LaSota was also apparently at the scene of the attack on Lind.
—Tessa Stuart, Rolling Stone, 25 Feb. 2025
The area district attorney's office and public defender's office did not immediately respond to requests for information Monday night.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 25 Feb. 2025
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Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 27 Feb. 2025
The search warrants appear to be carried out by the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2025
As the district attorney in Vallejo would later inform LaSota’s lawyer, LaSota was also apparently at the scene of the attack on Lind.
—Tessa Stuart, Rolling Stone, 25 Feb. 2025
The area district attorney's office and public defender's office did not immediately respond to requests for information Monday night.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for district attorney
Noun
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The city’s prosecuting attorney’s office moved to dismiss a citation for battery against Borrenpohl.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
8 Mar. 2025
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Newsweek reached out for comment to the prosecuting attorney's office in Latah County, Idaho, via email on Thursday night.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Irvin, an Army veteran and former prosecutor, has been the mayor of Aurora since 2017, and in 2022, ran unsuccessfully for governor of Illinois, losing in the Republican primary.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2025
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The baby is believed to have been thrown from the second floor of the Ibis Styles hotel in eastern Paris, French prosecutors told CNN.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA TODAY,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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One of their former lawyers now works as a liaison between the White House and the Justice Department.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
1 Mar. 2025
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The New York man charged with what police said was a racially motivated attack of a Black hotel clerk in Mystic nearly four years ago has filed a lawsuit seeking $500,000 from his former lawyers.—
Greg Smith,
Hartford Courant,
1 Mar. 2025
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“District attorney.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/district%20attorney. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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