- state's attorney
- See attorney general; county attorney; district attorney; prosecuting attorney.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
state's attorney
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state's attorney — n: a district attorney that represents a state compare united states attorney Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. state s attorney … Law dictionary
State’s Attorney — State s Attorney ist die Bezeichnung für einen Staatsanwalt in den Vereinigten Staaten: United States Attorney, zuständig für die Verfolgung von Bundesverbrechen District Attorney, auch State s Attorney, County Attorney, County Prosecutor,… … Deutsch Wikipedia
State's attorney — ☆ State s attorney n. a lawyer appointed or elected to prepare cases for a U.S. state and represent it in court … English World dictionary
State's Attorney — In the United States, the State s Attorney (or State Attorney) is an appointed or elected official who represents the State (prosecution) in criminal prosecutions and is often the chief law enforcement officer of their respective county, circuit … Wikipedia
state's attorney — noun a prosecuting attorney for a state • Syn: ↑state attorney • Hypernyms: ↑prosecutor, ↑public prosecutor, ↑prosecuting officer, ↑prosecuting attorney * * * noun, pl ⋯ neys [count] US : ↑ … Useful english dictionary
state's attorney — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms state s attorney : singular state s attorney plural state s attorneys a lawyer who works for the state in US legal cases … English dictionary
State’s Attorney. (1931) — John Barrymore stars as a flashy district attorney defending a mobster who was his childhood friend. With Helen Twelvetrees, William Boyd, Ralph Ince. Nolo’s Plain English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009 … Law dictionary
state's attorney — state s′ (or state′) attor′ney n. law (in judicial proceedings) the legal representative of the state • Etymology: 1770–80, amer … From formal English to slang
state's attorney — state s at torney noun count a lawyer who works for the state in U.S. legal cases … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
state's attorney — noun Date: 1809 a legal officer (as a district attorney) appointed or elected to represent a state in court proceedings within a district called also state attorney … New Collegiate Dictionary
state's attorney — An officer who represents the State in securing indictments and in prosecuting criminal cases. Also called District or County Attorney or Prosecuting Attorney. Commonly he is elected in a county election and his authority is county wide … Black's law dictionary
