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prosecuting attorney vs district attorney

district attorney vs prosecuting attorney

prosecuting attorney and district attorney both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
prosecuting attorney Yes No No No
district attorney Yes No No No
As nouns, district attorney is a hyponym of prosecuting attorney; that is, district attorney is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than prosecuting attorney:
  • prosecuting attorney: a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state
  • district attorney: an official prosecutor for a judicial district
Other hyponyms of prosecuting attorney include DA, state's attorney, state attorney.
prosecuting attorney (noun) district attorney (noun)
a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state an official prosecutor for a judicial district
Difference between prosecuting attorney and district attorney

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