Solicitor General Definition

solicitor generals
noun
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.
Webster's New World
A law officer of similar rank in certain U.S. states and in England.
Webster's New World

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Noun

Singular:
solicitor general
Plural:
solicitors general, solicitor generals

Solicitor General Sentence Examples

  • In 1801, on the formation of the Addington administration, he was appointed solicitor-general, and in 1802 he became attorneygeneral.

  • His political career began in 1742 with his appointment as solicitor-general.

  • He was elected by the people in the next year and served until 1800, when he was appointed solicitor-general of the United States by President Benjamin Harrison.

  • He was the son of Richard Bright, the physician who first diagnosed " Bright's disease " in 1827, and his mother was Eliza Follett, sister of Sir William Follett, who was solicitor-general and attorney-general in Peel's administration (1834-44).

  • Upon the next vacancy after the courts were thrown open, the crown altered the precedence and placed the queen's advocate after the attorneyand solicitor-general.

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