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/dˈɪstrɪkt ətˈərni/ Listen

noun

District n.

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."

3.

Any portion of territory of undefined extent; a region; a country; a tract. "These districts which between the tropics lie."

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.)

Synonyms: Division; circuit; quarter; province; tract; region; country.

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"District attorney" Quotes from Famous Books

... processes of the United States court, to prevent the obstruction of the United States mails, and generally to enforce the faithful execution of the laws of the United States. He will confer with the United States marshal, the United States district attorney, and Edwin Walker, special counsel. Acknowledge ...

— Forty-Six Years in the Army • John M. Schofield

... the prisoner pleaded guilty—"by advice of his counsel," so his counsel said. Nevertheless, the judge, in whose mind several unusual circumstances had created a doubt, insisted on the district attorney placing Officer No. 13 on the stand, and the deposition of Mrs. Barwell, who was too ill to attend, was read to the jury. It was very brief: she knew nothing of the matter except that the likeness of herself was her property, and had, she thought, been left ...

— The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Vol. II: In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians • Ambrose Bierce

... Western Federation of Miners consists largely of one individual, who is supposed to have known and witnessed everything. The gentleman seems to fairly long for the moment when he can take the witness stand and furnish the material that the District Attorney needs to prove the guilt of the accused. An expert perjurer, ...

— Mother Earth, Vol. 1 No. 1, March 1906 • Various

... returned to the English Consul, but lawfully ought to be opened by the Prize Court. The Senator so far convinced the President, that Mr. Lincoln, next morning at once violated the statutes, and through Mr. Seward, instructed the District Attorney to instruct the Court to give up the ...

— Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863 • Adam Gurowski

... doesn't need to search long. There's a big head-line at the top of the page: "The Irissary Murder." They're attacking your father now! [She reads] "Monsieur Vagret, our District Attorney." [She continues to read to herself] And there are sub-headings too: "The murderer still at large." As if that was our fault! "Justice asleep!" Justice asleep indeed! How can they say such things when your father hasn't closed his eyes for a fortnight! Can they complain that ...

— Woman on Her Own, False Gods & The Red Robe - Three Plays By Brieux • Eugene Brieux

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