general sessions
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of general sessions
First recorded in 1685–95
Example Sentences
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In 2018, when Trump finally hectored former Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions into resigning his position as attorney general—Sessions had approved the investigation into the Trump campaign’s ties to Russia, which made Trump mad—the highly underqualified Whitaker replaced Sessions as interim AG for three zany months.
From Slate
When his first attorney general, Sessions, recused himself from overseeing the FBI’s probe into Russian meddling, Trump considered it an act of betrayal and fired him in November 2017.
From Salon
Bowman, 33, had pleaded not guilty in the lower general sessions court to charges that include attempted second-degree murder and carrying a weapon on school property.
From Seattle Times
The sanctity of clergy-penitent privilege in the United States, which applies to Catholics as well as other religious groups, dates back to at least 1813, when the Court of General Sessions of New York City declined to force a priest to testify.
From Washington Post
Shelby County General Sessions Judge Karen Massey issued an order to have three people arrested after they did not answer subpoenas to give testimony in a preliminary hearing for Ezekiel Kelly, 19.
From Seattle Times
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