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district attorney

The definition of a district attorney is a lawyer who works as a public official, representing the state or government in a given geographic area to prosecute criminals.

(noun)

A prosecutor who works in New York City and prosecutes criminals in NYC is an example of a district attorney.

See district attorney in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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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

See district attorney in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun Abbr. DA or Dist. Atty.

The prosecuting officer of a judicial district.

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