| attorney general n. pl. attorneys general or attorney generals Abbr. AG or Att. Gen. or Atty. Gen. 1. The chief law officer and legal counsel of the government of a state or nation. 2. Attorney General The head of the U.S. Department of Justice and a member of the President's cabinet. |
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
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| Noun | 1. | attorney general - the chief law officer of a country or state law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
| 2. |  Attorney General - the person who holds the position of secretary of the Justice Department; "Edmund Randolph was the first Attorney General, appointed by President Washington"secretary - a person who is head of an administrative department of government | |
| 3. | Attorney General - 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" secretaryship - the position of secretary United States Cabinet, US Cabinet - a board to advise the President; members are the secretaries of executive departments; the United States constitution does not provide for the cabinet |
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)
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