0 the top legal officer in some countries, whose job is to provide legal advice to the government and to represent the government -- （某些国家的）检察总长，首席检察官；司法部长
However, the order was stayed after a challenge from the state attorney general.
This was the consequence of transmitting the defence of their insulted privileges into the hands of an attorney general.
The attorney general replied that they were being held by the special command of his majesty.
But the attorney general could and sometimes did require the accused to post securities for good behaviour before admitting him to bail.
As attorney general he filed an unprecedented number of suits, including many anti-trust cases, and recovered millions of dollars for the state.
He served as the state's attorney general for much of the 1850s, retaining the office during administrations dominated by three different political parties.
To understand what attracted them to the post of attorney general, it is appropriate to examine its status in terms of rank, income, and opportunity for advancement.
He served in the provincial cabinet as attorney general from 1874 to 1876.
