district attorneys

district attorneys
Public officers elected or appointed, as provided in the several state constitutions or by statute, to conduct suits, generally criminal, on behalf of the state in their respective districts. They are sworn ministers of justice, quasi judicial officers representing the commonwealth. 42 Am J1st Pub Of § 2. See United States District Attorney.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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