avocat général

/a.vɔ.ka ʒe.ne.ʁal/

le noun C1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain Legal Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: legal. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les avocats généraux

Meaning

  1. public prosecutor (appellate court)

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

procureur

Worth distinguishing: avocat général is a specific appellate-court role; procureur is the general word for a prosecutor.

Similar in other languages

English

prosecutor

Close — a public prosecutor relates to a prosecutor.

Practice

1 What does avocat général mean?

2 Fill the gap: L'avocat ___ requiert une peine sévère.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches avocat général?

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