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Attorney general

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-000612

The chief legal officer of a state or of the federal government, responsible for advising the government on legal matters and representing it in court. This official also oversees law enforcement agencies and prosecutes criminal cases on behalf of the public. The U.S. Attorney General heads the Department of Justice.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-000612
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-000612",
  "term": "Attorney general",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "The chief legal officer of a state or of the federal government, responsible for advising the government on legal matters and representing it in court. This official also oversees law enforcement agencies and prosecutes criminal cases on behalf of the public. The U.S. Attorney General heads the Department of Justice.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/attorney-general/"
}

Record 401 of 5,445 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.