independent counsel

independent counsel
independent counsel n: an official appointed by the court at the request of the U.S. Attorney General to investigate and prosecute criminal violations by high government officials, members of Congress, or directors of a presidential reelection campaign after a preliminary investigation by the Attorney General finds specific and credible evidence that a crime may have been committed
◇ The use of an independent counsel was codified in the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 and is designed to ensure an impartial investigation (as when the Attorney General would face a conflict of interest). The independent counsel was formally called a special prosecutor until 1983.

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

independent counsel
n.
A person or group of people appointed to investigate accusations of criminal conduct by a high-level public official.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


independent counsel
An attorney appointed by the federal government to investigate and prosecute federal government officials.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


independent counsel
An attorney appointed by the federal government to investigate and prosecute federal government officials.

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