[New Zealand] The Attorney-General is a political and legal officer in New Zealand. The Attorney-General is simultaneously a ministerial position and the chief law officer of the Crown, and has responsibility for supervising New Zealand law and advising the government on legal matters. The current Attorney-General is Chris Finlayson. ==Resp...
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[Victoria] Attorney-General (Vic); Ex rel Dale v Commonwealth (1945) 71 CLR 237 - commonly known as the `Pharmaceutical Benefits case` - was a High Court of Australia decision. The case dealt with limits of the powers of the Australian Federal Government under section 81 of the Australian Constitution to take and spend money by legislation,...
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[Isle of Man] The Attorney General (Yn Turneyr Theayagh or Yn Ard-Turneyr) of the Isle of Man has an ex officio seat in the Legislative Council and is the Government`s top legal adviser. The Attorney General is a Crown officer, rather than a member of the Isle of Man Government. He is appointed by the Queen on the advice of the UK`s Secreta...
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In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general or attorney-general is the main legal advisor to the government, and in some jurisdictions he or she may also have executive responsibility for law enforcement, public prosecutions or even ministerial responsibility for legal affairs generally. In practice, the extent to which the attorney-gen...
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• (n.) 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.
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the chief law officer of a state or nation and the legal adviser to the chief executive. The office is common in almost every country in which the ...
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In the UK, principal law officer of the crown and head of the English Bar; the post is one of great political importance. In the USA, it is the chief law officer of the government and head of the...
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(n) Attorney General is the Law officer appointed by the Constitutional head of the country, to represent the country on legal issues where the government has an interest or on instances of federal prosecutions. They also advice Government on legal issues related to the constitution. In US, Attorney General oversees the Federal Bureau of Investigat...
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At·tor'ney-gen'er·al noun ; (pl. Attorney-generals or Attorneys-general).
(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.
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Head of the United States Department of Justice and chief law officer of the federal government. The Attorney General represents the United States in legal matters, oversees federal prosecutors, and provides legal advice to the president and to heads of executive governmental departments. Each state also has an attorney general, responsible for adv...
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In England and Ireland, the attorney-general is the first law-officer and legal adviser of the crown, acting on its behalf in its revenue and criminal proceedings, carrying on prosecutions in crimes that have a public character, guarding the interests of charitable endowments, and granting patents. He is ex officio the leader of the bar, and, as a ...
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Head of the Bar in England.
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n] - the person who holds the position of secretary of the Justice Department 2. [n] - the chief law officer of a country or state 3. [n] - the position of the head of the Justice Department and the chief law enforcement officer of the United States
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Attorney General of the United States noun the position of the head of the Justice Department and the chief law enforcement officer of the United States; `the post of Attorney General was created in 1789`
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In the UK, principal law officer of the crown and head of the English Bar; the post is one of great political importance. In the USA, it is the chief law officer of the government and head of the Department of Justice. In England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, the consent of the Attorney General is required for bringing certain criminal proceedi...
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the chief law officer of a country or state and head of its legal department.
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the chief law officer of a country or state and head of its legal department. · (caps.) the head of the U.S. Department of Justice: a member of the president's cabinet.
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