procurator
21procurator — [ prɒkjʊreɪtə] noun 1》 Law an agent representing others in a court in countries retaining Roman civil law. 2》 (in Scotland) a lawyer practising before the lower courts. 3》 historical a treasury officer in a province of the Roman Empire.… …
22procurator — proc•u•ra•tor [[t]ˈprɒk yəˌreɪ tər[/t]] n. 1) anh (in ancient Rome) any of various imperial agents with fiscal or administrative powers, esp. in a province 2) law an agent, attorney, etc., employed to manage one s affairs • Etymology: 1250–1300;… …
23procurator — /ˈprɒkjəreɪtə/ (say prokyuhraytuh) noun 1. (in Presbyterian churches) the lawyer appointed to advise the church courts on the interpretation of law and to appear in civil courts for the church. 2. someone who manages another s business affairs;… …
24Procurator (Russia) — Procurator (Russian: прокурор, prokuror), was an office initially created by Peter the Great, the first Emperor of the Russian Empire, in an effort to bring the Russian Orthodox Church more directly under his control. The Russian word prokuror… …
25Procurator fiscal — Procurator Proc u*ra tor, n. [L.: cf. F. procurateur. See {Procure}, and cf. {Proctor}. ] [1913 Webster] 1. (Law) One who manages another s affairs, either generally or in a special matter; an agent; a proctor. Chaucer. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2.… …
26procurator general — procurator general, plural procurators general or procurator generals. the chief law officer of any one of various countries; attorney general: »They elected him procurator general of the Spanish nation in Peru (William Robertson) …
27Procurator Cynegii — (Latin: Steward of the Hunt) was a Roman government officer with the authority granted by the Imperium Romanum.In Roman Britain a Procurator Cynegii , was stationed in Venta Belgarum, Britannia with the responsibility of selecting the best… …
28procurator fiscal — a public prosecutor in Scotland. The procurator fiscal prosecutes in the Sheriff Courts (although proceedings on indictment there run in the name of Her Majesty s Advocate) and the district courts. A decision not to prosecute can probably be… …
29procurator fiscal — ► NOUN (pl. procurators fiscal or procurator fiscals) ▪ (in Scotland) a local coroner and public prosecutor …
30PROCURATOR Guilielmus — vide ibi …
