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state's attorney

–noun
(in judicial proceedings) the legal representative of the state.


Origin:
1770–80, Americanism
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Main Entry: state's attorney
Function: noun
: a district attorney that represents a state —compare UNITED STATES ATTORNEY
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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