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Solicitor general

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-004589

A high-ranking legal officer in certain jurisdictions, typically responsible for representing the government before its highest courts. In the United States, the Solicitor General argues cases on behalf of the federal government before the Supreme Court. This individual determines which cases the government will appeal to the Supreme Court.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-004589
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "definition": "A high-ranking legal officer in certain jurisdictions, typically responsible for representing the government before its highest courts. In the United States, the Solicitor General argues cases on behalf of the federal government before the Supreme Court. This individual determines which cases the government will appeal to the Supreme Court.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/solicitor-general/"
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Record 4,672 of 5,439 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.