Attorney General
Grammar
This term is a noun.
Etimology of Attorney-general
(You may find attorney-general at the world legal encyclopedia and the etimology of more terms).
first ministerial law-officer of a state, 1530s (late 13c. in Anglo-French); see attorney + general (adj.). The word-order is French (subject first, adjective second), hence the eccentric plural, attorneys-general.
Meaning of Attorney General in Spanish
Description/ translation of attorney general into Spanish: (in the law of the United States/ en el derecho de los Estados Unidos) ministro de justicia; (in the law of England and Wales/ en el derecho de Inglaterra y Gales) ministro que tiene a su cargo el Crown Prosecution Service (Ministerio Fiscal o Fiscalía)[1]
Note: for more information on related terms and on the area of law where attorney general belongs (criminal procedure law), in Spanish, see here.
Notes and References
- Translation of Attorney General published by Antonio Peñaranda
Resources
See Also
Attorney General (Judicial Personnel)
Attorney General
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