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/ətˈərni dʒˈɛnərəl/ Listen

Attorney general

noun

The chief law officer of a country or state.

The person who holds the position of secretary of the Justice Department. Synonyms: United States Attorney General, US Attorney General.

The position of the head of the Justice Department and the chief law enforcement officer of the United States. Synonym: Attorney General of the United States.

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"Attorney general" Quotes from Famous Books

... the hours appeared! Twice the next day she sent fleet-footed Joe down to see if any soldiers had come in. And Madam Wetherill called at the Attorney General's office to find that he was in deep consultation ...

— A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia • Amanda Minnie Douglas

... uprooting him from the pleasant place of Marion is reported to have been thus described by his political transplanter, the present Attorney General, Mr. Daugherty: "When it came to running for the Senate I found him, sunning himself in Florida, like a turtle on a log and I had to push him into the water and make ...

— The Mirrors of Washington • Anonymous

... Indies, he had come to New York to attend King's College, now Columbia University. For Secretary of War, Washington selected Henry Knox. He had been Chief of Artillery during the Revolution. Since then he had been head of the War Department. Edward Randolph became Attorney General. He had introduced the Virginia plan of union into the Federal Convention. But he had not signed the Constitution in its final form. These four officers formed the Cabinet. There was also a Postmaster General. But his office was of slight importance ...

— A Short History of the United States • Edward Channing

... was indicted for assaulting Deborah Sarker, a negro woman, with intent to commit a rape upon her. He pleaded not guilty; and the jury found him guilty of the assault, but whether with an intent to ravish they could not agree; whereupon the Attorney General would no further prosecute for said intent to ravish; and the Court ordered that said Calvin should be whipped 10 stripes, and recognize in L60, with sufficient surety in a like sum, to be of good behaviour for 3 months, and ...

— The Olden Time Series, Vol. 5: Some Strange and Curious Punishments • Henry M. Brooks

... was the home of distinguished men. Here lived Benjamin Harrison, attorney general and treasurer of the colony; and his son, Major Benjamin Harrison, member of the House of Burgesses; and his son, Benjamin Harrison, member of the Continental Congress and signer of the Declaration of Independence; and his son, William Henry Harrison, famous general and the ninth President ...

— Virginia: The Old Dominion • Frank W. Hutchins and Cortelle Hutchins

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