Attorney general: Difference between revisions

{{Short description|Chief legal advisor to a government}}

In most [[common law]] jurisdictions, the '''attorney general''' ({{plural form}}: '''attorneys general''')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/attorney-general|title=Meaning of attorney general in English - Cambridge Dictionary|website=www.dictionary.cambridge.org}}</ref> or '''attorney-general''' ('''AG''' or '''Atty.-Gen'''<ref>Used more frequently in American jurisdictions. [https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/atty-gen Collin's Dictionary]</ref>) is the main legal advisor to the [[government]]. In some jurisdictions, attorneys general also have executive responsibility for [[law enforcement]], prosecutions or even responsibility for legal affairs generally. In practice, the extent to which the attorney general personally provides legal advice to the government varies between jurisdictions, and even between individual office-holders within the same jurisdiction, often depending on the level and nature of the office-holder's prior legal experience.

 

The individual [[U.S. state]]s and territories, as well as the federal district of [[Washington, D.C.]] also have [[State Attorney General|attorneys general]] with similar responsibilities. The majority of state attorneys general are chosen by popular election, as opposed to the U.S. Attorney General, who is a presidential appointee confirmed by the Senate.

 

 

===Zimbabwe===