Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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Attorney general

The chief law officer of a state or of the united states, responsible for advising the government on legal matters and representing it in litigation. - abbr. Ag. Pl. Attorneys general.

Attorney general's opinion

1. An opinion furnished by the u.s. attorney general to the president or another executive official on a request concerning a question of law. 2. A written opinion by a state attorney general, usu. Given at the request of a public official, interpreting a legal provision. Attorney in charge. See lead counsel under counsel. Attorney-in-fact. see attorney (1;