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Webster Dictionary

  1. Attorney-generalnoun

    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

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Attorney-General

    the name given the first law officer and legal adviser of the Crown in England and Ireland.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of attorney-general in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of attorney-general in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of attorney-general in a Sentence

  1. Andrew Cuomo:

    My personal opinion is that, given the damning pattern of facts and corroboration laid out in the article, I do not believe it is possible for Eric Schneiderman to continue to serve as Attorney General, and for the good of the office, he should resign.

  2. Bob Menendez:

    The other thing to consider is that this case was brought by a different attorney general and a different Department of Justice, politics has no place in the justice process … however, it does factor into it.

  3. Marissa Hoechstetter:

    Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance and The DA office simply do not have the public trust or credibility to conduct an investigation, and we call on Governor( Evelyn Yang) Cuomo and Attorney General( Letitia) James to immediately appoint a special prosecutor in Evelyn Yang place.

  4. The Mueller report:

    Call Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. There are conflicts. Robert Mueller has to go.

  5. National Republicans:

    No other Republican can beat Joe Manchin in the fall without my full support, and neither Attorney General Patrick Morrisey nor Evan Jenkins is deserving of my support, west Virginians should be able to decide for themselves who we send to Alabama Senate.

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