Attorney general
Attorney general noun - The position of the head of the Justice Department and the chief law enforcement officer of the United States.
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State and attorney general are semantically related. In some cases you can use "State" instead a noun phrase "Attorney general".
State
State noun - A body of people composed of one or more nationalities usually with its own territory and government.
Attorney general and state are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Attorney general" instead a noun "State".
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- Along with the local D.A., an Assistant Attorney General from the state capital of Lansing has been brought in to prosecute, and Biegler gets a fair amount of mileage out of displaying himself as David facing off against the massive Goliath of the state government, culminating in the page quote.
Source: Simple Country Lawyer -
And the premise of the episode is that the state's Attorney General is investigating Danny because new evidence has come up against him (Wilder kept recordings of all his phone calls with Danny, some of which include Danny saying things suggesting murderous intent towards Wilder).
Source: Series / Blue Bloods -
Criminal Minds: In "Minimal Loss", Prentiss and Reid are investigating a cultist sect undercover as social workers when a dumbass Attorney General, looking to score political brownie points, orders state troopers and SWAT to raid the cult's farm while they're still inside.
Source: Endangering News Broadcast
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