state attorney
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5.5
- noun
- /steɪt əˈtɜrni/
- Specialized
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fiscal estatal
- The state attorney presented a strong case against the defendant during the trial.
- state attorney general
- state attorney's office
Simply put, the Palm Beach State Attorney's Office was ready to let Epstein walk free.
- Simply put, the Palm Beach State Attorney's Office was ready to let Epstein walk free.
- And and he was convinced it was him and he did a mistake on Walters, the German district state attorney.
Examples
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Besides, the state attorney that got the conviction is running against the governor.
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What the state attorney's office will do is come up with a diversion offer.
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The state attorney will cut a deal with you.
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Check with the state attorney general in your area.
Academic text (2002) -
I spoke with the state attorney's office.
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If there is indeed such a crime, I would like to see an aggressive state attorney general.
Blog text (9) -
The two candidates for state attorney general took opposite sides.
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By 1997, three state governors and four state attorneys general had expressed formal support for We Card.
Academic text (2010) -
Six years later, Prevatte no longer works as an assistant state attorney.
Academic text (2005) -
More than 40 state attorneys general also went after Toysmart.
Academic text (2001)
Synonyms
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4.6
A lawyer who represents the government and brings charges against someone accused of a crime
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4.2
A lawyer who brings criminal charges for the government in a local area
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6.6
A government lawyer who brings criminal charges in a district court
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6.8
A government lawyer who brings criminal charges for the state
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5.9
A government lawyer who tries to prove someone committed a crime in court
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4.1
A government official who brings criminal charges in court for the state
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: combining 'state' (governmental entity) with 'attorney' (lawyer) yields a lawyer who represents the state. Although specific job titles vary by country (e.g., 'prosecutor', 'district attorney'), the basic government-lawyer sense is transparent and thus accessible to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
State attorney comes from the words state and attorney. An attorney is a 'lawyer' who acts for someone, and state means the 'government', so a state attorney is the lawyer who acts for the government and brings criminal cases in court.