procurator
2
9.8
- noun
- /prəˈkjʊrətər/
- Formal
:
apoderado
- Monsieur le Procurator, we are ready to hear your requisitions.
- procurator-general
And even the the Procurator Pascal Lord read his own that appeal.
- And even the the Procurator Pascal Lord read his own that appeal.
- He was to get into chambers with the procurators QC procurators in the judge to be told what was going on.
Examples
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As the procurator for the defendant, she prepared all necessary legal arguments.
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"The Procurators decided it was better not to let the true story get out," the old man said.
Fiction book (1996) -
Our procurator Fabio Perego took care of our engagement.
Blog text (26) -
The first step in bringing a divorce suit was to engage lawyers: a "procurator" licensed to plead before the commissary court and an agent to carry out the investigations and do all the paperwork.
Academic text (1996) -
Father Edward Heston, C.S.C., procurator general of the Holy Cross Fathers, spoke during a discussion of the possibility of the internationalization of the Roman Curia—the Vatican administrative staff.
Blog text (26) -
The procurator reviewed the case documents thoroughly before the trial began.
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The judge asked the procurator to provide evidence supporting the claims in court.
Synonyms
19
5.8
A person who acts for someone else at meetings or votes
3
3.9
A person who can act for someone in legal matters, for example signing papers
A person a court chooses to sue for someone who cannot act for themselves
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word procurator comes from the Latin verb procurare, from pro- 'for' and cura 'care', and it means 'one who takes care for' another person. That's why a procurator can mean an official or agent who is allowed to act for someone else.