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| D.A. |
abbreviation of "District Attorney," the government prosecutor of criminal cases for a specified judicial district. |
| denunciation |
a formal accusation of criminality, esp. in front of a public prosecutor. [1/2 definitions] |
| district attorney |
the government prosecutor of criminal cases for a specified judicial district. |
| judge advocate |
in the military, a staff officer assigned as legal advisor to a commander or as the prosecutor at a court-martial. |
| nolle prosequi |
in law, a formal declaration by a prosecutor in a criminal case or a plaintiff in a civil one that one or more charges or defendants will be dropped from a suit. |
| prosecute |
to act as a prosecutor. [1/5 definitions] |
| prosecuting attorney |
a public official responsible for prosecuting criminal cases in a given jurisdiction; prosecutor. |
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