attorney general
Americannoun
plural
attorneys general, attorney generals-
the chief law officer of a country or state and head of its legal department. att. gen.
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Attorney General, the head of the U.S. Department of Justice: a member of the president's cabinet. Atty. Gen.
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(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
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(in the US) the chief law officer and legal adviser to the Administration: head of the Department of Justice and member of the cabinet
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(in Australia and New Zealand) the chief government law officer: a member of Parliament and usually a cabinet minister
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a country's chief law officer and senior legal adviser to its government
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(in the US) the chief law officer and legal adviser of a state government
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(in some states of the US) a public prosecutor
Etymology
Origin of attorney general
First recorded in 1575–85
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Paramount still needs to win the support of Warner shareholders, and also gain regulatory approvals from the Justice Department, state attorney generals and overseas governments.
From Los Angeles Times
Other state attorneys general are unlikely to settle and may continue to separately litigate.
A spokesperson for California’s attorney general declined to comment on the office’s legal strategy, but said in a statement that they continue to review this development in the Sable case.
From Los Angeles Times
The attorney general has been called before a subcommittee to discuss her handling of the Epstein scandal?
From Salon
The attorneys general note that section 122 requires that tariffs be applied uniformly, subject only to narrow exceptions.
From Barron's
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