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Definition of Attorney general of the united states

1. Noun. The position of the head of the Justice Department and the chief law enforcement officer of the United States. "The post of Attorney General was created in 1789"

Lexicographical Neighbors of Attorney General Of The United States

Literary usage of Attorney general of the united states

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Official Opinions of the Attorneys General of the United States: Advising by United States Attorney-General (1858)
"... the Attorney General of the United States shall decide that the United States have good title to the lands upon which the buildings are to be erected. ..."

2. The Works of Daniel Webster by Daniel Webster, Edward Everett (1851)
"... Webster to the Attorney- General of the United States. Department of State, Washington, March 15, 1841. SIR,— Alexander McLeod, a Canadian subject of ..."

3. United States Statutes at Large: Containing the Laws and Concurrent by United States (1850)
"Attorney general of the United States, for the district in which the suits ... to make out and transmit to the attorney general of the United States, ..."

4. The Military Laws of the United States: Relating to the Army, Volunteers by United States, John F. Callan (1863)
"... That it shall be the duty of the attorney-general of the United States to examine into the titles of all the lands or sites which have been purchased by ..."

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