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U.S. attorney

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-000232

A lawyer appointed by the President in each judicial district to prosecute and defend cases for the federal government. The U.S. Attorney employs a staff of Assistant U.S. Attorneys who appear as the government's attorneys in individual cases.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-000232
FieldLaw
ReferencesU.S. Courts Glossary of Legal Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-000232",
  "term": "U.S. attorney",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A lawyer appointed by the President in each judicial district to prosecute and defend cases for the federal government. The U.S. Attorney employs a staff of Assistant U.S. Attorneys who appear as the government's attorneys in individual cases.",
  "references": [
    "U.S. Courts Glossary of Legal Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/u-s-attorney/"
}

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