attorney general

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English - Turkish
(Kanun) müddeiumumi
başsavcı
(Kanun) Devletin en üst düzey hukuk danışmanı, başsavcı
başsavcı [brit.]
adalet bakanı [amer.]
genel vekaletname
adalet bakanı

Related Terms

attorney general's office
avukat genel ofisi
attorney general's office
Başsavcılık dairesi
general power of attorney
umumi vekâletname
Attorney-General
başsavcı
state attorney general
Eyalet baş savcısı
English - English
A major government officer throughout the English-speaking world, generally responsible for interpreting the law for the head of government and executive department and functioning as chief prosecutor, with the ability to bring civil and criminal actions directly

Janet Reno was Attorney General under Bill Clinton.

(Kanun) In most common law jurisdictions, the Attorney General or Attorney-General is the main legal advisor to the government, and in some jurisdictions may in addition have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions
A country's Attorney General is its chief law officer, who advises its government or ruler. the lawyer with the highest rank in some countries or in the US government. Chief law-enforcement officer of a state and legal adviser to the chief executive. The office dates to the Middle Ages but did not assume its modern form until the 16th century. In the U.S., the position dates to the Judiciary Act of 1789. Head of the Department of Justice and a member of the cabinet, the attorney general oversees all the government's law business and acts as the president's legal adviser. Every U.S. state also has an attorney general
{i} head of the U.S. Department of Justice
the chief law officer of a country or state the person who holds the position of secretary of the Justice Department; "Edmund Randolph was the first Attorney General, appointed by President Washington
{i} head legal officer of the government of a state or country
The official of the executive branch appointed by the President to head the Justice Department
The Government Minister who has responsibility for most aspects of the State (or Federal) judicial system
Law The chief law officer and legal counsel of the government of a state or nation
Chief legal officer for the state See also, cross-reference
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"
Chief legal officer of the State The Connecticut Constitution, CT General Statutes, and common law authorize the AG to represent the interests of the people of the State of Connecticut in all litigation involving the state to protect the public interest, and to serve as legal counsel to all state agencies http: //www cslib org/attygenl
Highest U S legal officer in the nation Each state also has their own Attorney General and within states The nation's Attorney General is head of the Justice Department and chief legal counsel to the President A state's Attorney General
The government minister responsible for the administration of justice •Coroner`s Inquests
the chief law officer of a country or state
The chief law officer of the federal or state government, who appears for the people in criminal court
the person who holds the position of secretary of the Justice Department; "Edmund Randolph was the first Attorney General, appointed by President Washington"
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Atty. Gen
Att. Gen
the chief law-officer of a government

Related Terms

attorneygeneral
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
general power of attorney
document giving a person legal power to act for another
attorney general

    Hyphenation

    at·tor·ney gen·er·al

    Turkish pronunciation

    ıtırni cenrıl

    Pronunciation

    /əˈtərnē ˈʤenrəl/ /əˈtɜrniː ˈʤɛnrəl/

    Etymology

    [ &-'t&r-nE ] (noun.) 14th century. Anglo-Norman/Law French|Law French]], (modern French avocat général), hence the unusual order of adjective following now, instead of idiomatic English *general attorney. Compare court martial, notary public, secretary general, surgeon general.
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