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Solicitor General

So·lic·i·tor Gen·er·al (plural So·lic·i·tors Gen·er·al)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. Canada federal or provincial law officer: a member of a federal or provincial cabinet responsible for law enforcement, prisons, and some forms of licensing

2. law officer of Crown: in England and Wales, the second most senior law officer of the Crown, of a rank below Attorney General

3. law officer of Crown in Scotland: in Scotland, the second most senior law officer of the Crown, of a rank below Lord Advocate

4. New Zealand's top legal officer: in New Zealand, the chief law officer and prosecutor for the Crown

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