Ashcroft
Proper noun
Meaning
(countable) A surname from Old English.
(uncountable) A placename, from the surname:
A village in Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia, Canada.
A ghost town in Pitkin County, Colorado, United States.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgExamples
According to government filings, Oracle is one of the Ashcroft Group’s five clients that seek his help in selling data or software with security applications.
As a result, U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft announced McVeigh's execution would be stayed for one month.
Ashcroft received 64 percent of the vote in the general election—the largest landslide for governor in Missouri history since the U.S. Civil War.
Ashcroft and his roadies call the changes in law "modest and incremental."
Ashcroft, Brian (2010) Hey Korean Kids, Let’s Learn Leetspeak And Internet Slang.
He asserts that Ashcroft violated his civil liberties as an American citizen, as he was treated like a terrorist and not allowed to consult an attorney.