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state's attorney

Or state attorney

noun

  1. (in judicial proceedings) the legal representative of the state.



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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of state's attorney1

An Americanism dating back to 1770–80
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Blumenthal had been the state’s attorney general for years, and during the Senate race his office launched an investigation of WWE’s abuse of independent contractor categories, a tactic that both blocks full benefits for employees and robs government coffers at all levels of payroll taxes.

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In response, the state’s attorney general—Gentner Drummond, a Republican—filed suit in the Oklahoma Supreme Court, citing a violation of the state constitution.

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But the state’s attorney general, Gentner Drummond, sued and argued the state constitution did not allow for public funds to be spent for churches or the teaching of religion.

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The state’s attorney general likewise issued a press release last week arguing that nothing in Georgia’s law ā€œrequires medical professionals to keep a woman on life support after brain death.ā€

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Senate seat both came open, Harris — the state’s attorney general at the time — opted to seek the latter.

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