Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The first ministerial law-officer of a state.
- noun In England, the title of the king's (or queen's) attorney in the duchies of Lancaster and Cornwall and the county palatine of Durham.
- noun Formerly, an attorney having general authority from his principal.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (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.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the chief law officer of a country or state
- noun the position of the head of the Justice Department and the chief law enforcement officer of the United States
- noun the person who holds the position of secretary of the Justice Department
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Examples
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A rare example of a regulatory case against the companies is the lawsuits filed last year by Richard Blumenthal , the then-Connecticut attorney-general, against Standard & Poor's and Moody's.
Raters Draw SEC Scrutiny Jean Eaglesham 2011
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The Rat Pack – minus a sceptical Martin – performed at the new president's inaugural gala, but when Robert Kennedy, the younger brother, took the job of attorney-general and made it his mission to chase down organised crime, Sinatra's days as a casino owner were numbered.
When the Rat Pack ruled supreme Richard Williams 2010
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Hor said he then threw a book on the desk and told her to call the unknown man and the state attorney-general's department and "tell them I've got a bomb in my backpack."
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In its probe into the VAT fraud the Frankfurt-based attorney-general's office is investigating around 120 organizations and companies in Europe and the United Arab Emirates, senior public prosecutor Alexander Badle said in an email Monday.
German Prosecutor Confirms Tax-Fraud Damage Jan Hromadko 2011
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"These guys are the Kennedys, dude," says 42-year-old Manila resident John Martinez, referring to the American political clan that spawned a senator, an attorney-general and a president.
Single Asian President Seeks Soul Mate for Very Public Romance James Hookway 2011
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Dominic Grieve, now the attorney-general, described them as "a departure from our established principles [which] threaten our liberties greatly".
The fierce battle behind the scenes for the coalition's soul Andrew Rawnsley 2010
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The US assistant attorney-general for national security, David Kris, said: Today's case underscores the need for continued vigilance against terrorist threats and demonstrates how the government can neutralise such threats before they come to fruition.
Man charged over Washington subway 'terror plot' Ewen MacAskill in Washington 2010
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In 2009 it paid $20m to settle a case brought by Andrew Cuomo, then New York attorney-general and now New York governor, which charged that it paid well-connected executives to secure investments from New York state's huge pension fund.
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He is currently the state's attorney-general but earned his "Moonbeam" nickname from his period as governor from 1975 to 1983, when he expressed interest in space satellite technology.
Meg Whitman and Jerry Brown locked in battle for broken state of California Paul Harris in California 2010
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MDC, in a two-year-old inclusive government with Zanu-PF, has called for an end to partisan policing and for replacement of the attorney-general, Johannes Tomana, who is a prominent member of Zanu-PF.
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