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procurator

[prok-yuh-rey-ter] / ˈprɒk yəˌreɪ tər /
NOUN
lawyer
Synonyms
STRONGEST
advocate counselor
STRONG
attorney barrister counsel counsellor defender jurist mouthpiece pleader practitioner proctor solicitor
WEAK
attorney-at-law jurisprudent legal adviser legal eagle legist member of the bar
NOUN
substitute
Synonyms
STRONGEST
backup replacement stand-in surrogate
STRONG
agent alternate assistant auxiliary changeling delegate deputy double dummy equivalent expediency expedient fill in ghost locum makeshift proxy recourse refuge relay relief representative reserve resort resource standby stopgap sub succedaneum successor supplanter supply symbol temp temporary understudy vicar
WEAK
dernier ressort ghost writer locum tenens pinch-hitter temporary expedient
Antonyms
STRONG
being entity permanent

Example Sentences

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In October 2024 the procurator, a senior church appointed lawyer, ruled there was "sufficient evidence to provide a realistic prospect of conviction" in church law.

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2025

Police Scotland said a report will be sent to the procurator fiscal.

From BBC • Sep. 22, 2025

"On discussion with the procurator fiscal, it became clear that perhaps taking the money was the best option. But in truth we felt, and it seems crazy, that we'd let people down."

From BBC • Aug. 20, 2025

Officers said the death was not suspicious and a report would be submitted to the procurator fiscal.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2025

After the battle of Pharsalia Caesar made him procurator and a Roman citizen.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various