chief law officer

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Australian PM Scott Morrison has removed a minister accused of rape from his role as the nation's chief law officer, after weeks of pressure.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2021

The report contradicts a conclusion reached recently by Malaysia's chief law officer.

From Reuters • Feb. 29, 2016

The attorney-general, the government’s chief law officer, had concluded that “there would be a clear legal basis for action under international law.”

From Economist • Sep. 10, 2015

An application by the attorney general, Dominic Grieve, the government's chief law officer, will be considered by the lord chief justice, Lord Judge, and two other judges.

From The Guardian • Dec. 19, 2012

Advocate is also the title still in use in some of the British colonies to denote the chief law officer of the crown there.

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