'Procurator fiscal' definitions:

Definition of 'Procurator fiscal'

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  • 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. (Rom. Antiq.) A governor of a province under the emperors; also, one who had charge of the imperial revenues in a province; as, the procurator of Judea. [1913 Webster]
  • Procurator fiscal (Scots Law), public prosecutor, or district attorney. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'procurator fiscal'

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  • Fiscal \Fis"cal\, n.
  • 1. The income of a prince or a state; revenue; exchequer. [Obs.] --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A treasurer. --H. Swinburne. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A public officer in Scotland who prosecutes in petty criminal cases; -- called also procurator fiscal. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. The solicitor in Spain and Portugal; the attorney-general. [1913 Webster]