ALL meanings of solicitor general
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S s - noun plural solicitor general a law officer who maintains the rights of the state in suits affecting the public interest, next in rank to the attorney general. 1
- noun plural solicitor general the chief legal officer in some states. 1
- noun plural solicitor general (initial capital letters) the law officer of the U.S. government next below the Attorney General, having charge of appeals, as to the Supreme Court. 1
- noun solicitor general American system 1
- singular noun solicitor general The Solicitor General in Britain or the United States, or in an American state, is the second most important legal officer, next in rank below an Attorney General. 0
- noun solicitor general (in Britain) the law officer of the Crown ranking next to the Attorney General (in Scotland to the Lord Advocate) and acting as his or her assistant 0
- noun solicitor general (in the US) the attorney appointed to represent the federal government before the Supreme Court 0
- noun solicitor general (in New Zealand) the government's chief lawyer: head of the Crown Law Office and prosecutor for the Crown 0
- noun solicitor general the law officer in the U.S. Department of Justice ranking next below the attorney general: the U.S. solicitor general represents the U.S. in cases before the Supreme Court 0
- noun solicitor general a law officer of similar rank in certain U.S. states and in England 0