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attorney general n pl attorneys general, attorney generals 1. (Law) a country's chief law officer and senior legal adviser to its government 2. (Law) (in the US) the chief law officer and legal adviser of a state government 3. (Law) (Business / Professions) (in some states of the US) a public prosecutor Attorney General n
1. (Law) (in the United Kingdom except Scotland) the senior law officer and chief legal counsel of the Crown: a member of the government and of the House of Commons 2. (Law) (in the US) the chief law officer and legal adviser to the Administration: head of the Department of Justice and member of the cabinet 3. (Law) (in Australia and New Zealand) the chief government law officer: a member of Parliament and usually a cabinet minister ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Translations Attorney General n pl <Attorneys General or Attorney Generals> (US: = public prosecutor) (of state government) → ˜ Generalstaatsanwalt m → /-anwältin f; (of federal government) → ˜ Generalbundesanwalt m → /-anwältin f; (Brit) → ˜ Justizminister(in) m(f) Attorney General n (Brit) → Procuratore m Generale (Am) → Ministro della Giustizia Attorney General n (Brit) → Procuratore m Generale (Am) → Ministro della Giustizia How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| To maximize its efforts in the shortest amount of time, the committee, working with state CPA societies, will enlist the assistance of the profession's grassroots to help gain support for this approach among governors and attorney generals. Providing the reader with an extensive and comprehensive analysis media intervention and influence, Catalyst draws from interviews with over 130 people, including state premiers, attorney generals, Supreme Court judges, journalists, academics, social workers, and even convicted criminals. ``In that sense I bring a unique candidacy to the office of attorney general, because most attorney generals want to go on to some other office,'' Brown said. |
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