attorney general
n. head legal officer of the government of a state or country Attorney General n. head of the U.S. Department of Justice | ||||
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Attorney General Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Attorney-general
(n.)
The chief law officer of the state, empowered to act in all litigation in which the law-executing power is a party, and to advise this supreme executive whenever required.
(n.)
The chief law officer of the state, empowered to act in all litigation in which the law-executing power is a party, and to advise this supreme executive whenever required.
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Attorney General
Noun
1. the person who holds the position of secretary of the Justice Department; "Edmund Randolph was the first Attorney General, appointed by President Washington"
(synonym) United States Attorney General, US Attorney General
(hypernym) secretary
2. the position of the head of the Justice Department and the chief law enforcement officer of the United States; "the post of Attorney General was created in 1789"
(synonym) Attorney General of the United States
(hypernym) secretaryship
(member-holonym) United States Cabinet, US Cabinet
Noun
1. the person who holds the position of secretary of the Justice Department; "Edmund Randolph was the first Attorney General, appointed by President Washington"
(synonym) United States Attorney General, US Attorney General
(hypernym) secretary
2. the position of the head of the Justice Department and the chief law enforcement officer of the United States; "the post of Attorney General was created in 1789"
(synonym) Attorney General of the United States
(hypernym) secretaryship
(member-holonym) United States Cabinet, US Cabinet
attorney general
Noun
1. the chief law officer of a country or state
(hypernym) lawman, law officer, peace officer
(classification) law, jurisprudence
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attorney-general
attorney-general
\at*tor"ney-gen"er*al\ (&?;), n.; (pl. attorney-generals or attorneys-general). (law) the chief law officer of the state, empowered to act in all litigation in which the law-executing power is a party, and to advise this supreme executive whenever required.
attorney-general
\at*tor"ney-gen"er*al\ (&?;), n.; (pl. attorney-generals or attorneys-general). (law) the chief law officer of the state, empowered to act in all litigation in which the law-executing power is a party, and to advise this supreme executive whenever required.
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attorney-general
The chief law-officer of a government.
The chief law-officer of a government.
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Attorney General Definition from Law Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Attorney General
The chief law enforcement officer of the federal governmentor of a state government.
The chief law enforcement officer of the federal governmentor of a state government.
Attorney General Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Attorney General
In most common law jurisdictions, the Attorney General or Attorney-General is the main legal advisor to the government, and in some jurisdictions may in addition have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions.
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