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attorney general
noun
- the chief law officer of a country or state and head of its legal department. : att. gen.
- Attorney General, the head of the U.S. Department of Justice: a member of the president's cabinet. : Atty. Gen.
Attorney General
1noun
- (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
- (in the US) the chief law officer and legal adviser to the Administration: head of the Department of Justice and member of the cabinet
- (in Australia and New Zealand) the chief government law officer: a member of Parliament and usually a cabinet minister
attorney general
2noun
- a country's chief law officer and senior legal adviser to its government
- (in the US) the chief law officer and legal adviser of a state government
- (in some states of the US) a public prosecutor
Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
One order directs the attorney general and Homeland Security secretary to publish a list of state and local jurisdictions that ‘obstruct the enforcement of federal immigration laws.’
If an attorney general using those words doesn't make your blood run cold, you're not paying attention.
The attorney general’s findings drew criticism from advocates for the disappeared.
Bonta’s office is leading the lawsuit, which the states intend to file Tuesday, along with the attorneys general of Colorado, Delaware and Maryland.
The order, she said, will direct the attorney general and secretary of Homeland Security to publish a list of state and local jurisdictions that “obstruct the enforcement of federal immigration laws.”
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