(state prosecuting attorney)

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• 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 — 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

• state's attorney — See attorney general; county attorney; district attorney; prosecuting attorney …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• prosecuting attorney — ☆ prosecuting attorney n. a public official, as a district attorney, who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the State or people …   English World dictionary

• prosecuting attorney — The name of the public officer who is appointed or elected in each judicial district, circuit, or county, to conduct criminal prosecutions on behalf of the State or people. Federal prosecutors (U.S. Attorneys) represent the United States in… …   Black's law dictionary

• Prosecuting Attorney of Honolulu — The Prosecuting Attorney of Honolulu is one of only two countywide elected positions in the City County of Honolulu in the State of Hawai i. He or she is responsible for the prosecution of people for offenses to the laws and regulations… …   Wikipedia

• prosecuting attorney — noun a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑prosecutor, ↑public prosecutor, ↑prosecuting officer • Derivationally related forms: ↑prosecute (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• prosecuting attorney — A public officer elected or appointed, as provided by constitution or statute, to conduct suits, generally criminal on behalf of the state in his jurisdiction. 42 Am J1st Pros Atty § 2. Broadly, any attorney at law who represents the state or… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• Baltimore County State's Attorney — The current Baltimore County State s Attorney is Scott D. Shellenberger. Shellenberger took office on January 2, 2007. Shellenberger started his legal career in the Baltimore County State’s Attorney’s Office working as a law clerk while attending …   Wikipedia

• Attorney General — n pl attorneys general or attorney generals: the chief law officer of a nation or state who represents the government in litigation and serves as its principal legal advisor Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary