| LC control no. | sh 85108746 |
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| Topical heading | Public prosecutors |
| Variant(s) | DAs (District attorneys) District attorneys Prosecuting attorneys Prosecutors, Public Public prosecutors--Legal status, laws, etc. |
| See also | Government attorneys |
| Found in | Pirro, J. To punish and protect : a DA's fight against a system that coddles criminals, 2003. Merriam-Webster dictionary online, Oct. 20, 2016 (DA: abbreviation 5: district attorney; district attorney: the prosecuting officer of a judicial district; prosecuting attorney: an attorney who conducts proceedings in a court on behalf of the government: district attorney) Black's law dictionary, 1990 (Prosecuting attorney: The name of the public officer who is appointed or elected in each judicial district, circuit, or county, to conduct criminal prosecutions on behalf of the State or people. Also called district or county attorney or State's attorney; public prosecutor: An officer of government (such as a state's attorney or district attorney) whose function is the prosecution of criminal actions, or suits partaking of the nature of criminal actions) Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council. Indiana prosecuting attorneys deskbook, 1975. The national directory of prosecuting attorneys, 1998. |
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