Lord Advocaten.

Brit.

/ˌlɔːd ˈadvəkət/, U.S.

/ˌlɔrd ˈædvəkət/

Forms: see lord n. and int. and advocate n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: lord n., advocate n.

Etymology: < lord n. + advocate n.

(The title of) the chief legal officer of the Crown in Scotland and (in later use) of the Scottish government; the chief public prosecutor for Scotland.Prior to Scottish devolution in 1999 the Lord Advocate was the chief adviser to the Crown and government of the United Kingdom on Scottish legal matters, and a member of the government of the United Kingdom. The Lord Advocate is now an ex officio member of the Scottish government.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > legal profession > lawyer > [noun] > state or public law officers > state or public prosecutor > in Scotland

procurator1402

Lord Advocate1496

procurator-fiscal1564

fiscal1681

public prosecutor1750

1496 in G. Neilson & H. Paton Acts Lords of Council Civil Causes (1918) II. 29 Our sade soverane lord advocat, maister James Henresone, being personaly present for oure lordis part.

1598 Bks. of Adjournal Old Ser. III. 3 Nov. Prelocutouris. My lord of Lindores, Tullybardin younger, my lord aduocat, [etc.].

1629 C. Lowther et al. Our Journall into Scotl. (1894) (modernized text) i. 370 The lord advocate..is in nature of the King's attorney at London and pleads for the King when anything toucheth him.

1661 in Acts Parl. Scotl. (1820) VII. 200/2 The lord commissioner & lords of the articles haveing heard the president of the session, the lord register, the lord advocat and thesaurer deput concerning the precedencie due to them in their severall offices.

1752 J. Louthian Form of Process (ed. 2) 44 Before the Day of Compearance, the Lord Advocate, or his Depute, give in the Indictment..to the Clerk of Court.

1793 Acct. Trial T. Muir for Sedition 43 The Lord Advocate..declared that his imprisonment would be eternal.

1843 Ld. Brougham Polit. Philos. III. xxix. 318 A Scotch Judge making a vacancy on that Bench removed the Lord Advocate.

1891 Poor Law Mag. New Ser. 1 229 He had hoped the Lord Advocate would remain long enough in power to give his valuable assistance to the simplification of these local boards.

1960 Scotsman 24 Mar. 16 In future the Lord Advocate will be in the list of senior Ministers.

2003 Guardian 4 Sept. 11/2 The lord advocate called for a report on the sentence and the crown counsel will consider an appeal.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lord advocate
释义	Lord Advocaten. Brit. /ˌlɔːd ˈadvəkət/, U.S. /ˌlɔrd ˈædvəkət/ Forms: see lord n. and int. and advocate n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: lord n., advocate n. Etymology: < lord n. + advocate n. (The title of) the chief legal officer of the Crown in Scotland and (in later use) of the Scottish government; the chief public prosecutor for Scotland.Prior to Scottish devolution in 1999 the Lord Advocate was the chief adviser to the Crown and government of the United Kingdom on Scottish legal matters, and a member of the government of the United Kingdom. The Lord Advocate is now an ex officio member of the Scottish government. ΘΚΠ society > law > legal profession > lawyer > [noun] > state or public law officers > state or public prosecutor > in Scotland procurator1402 Lord Advocate1496 procurator-fiscal1564 fiscal1681 public prosecutor1750 1496 in G. Neilson & H. Paton Acts Lords of Council Civil Causes (1918) II. 29 Our sade soverane lord advocat, maister James Henresone, being personaly present for oure lordis part. 1598 Bks. of Adjournal Old Ser. III. 3 Nov. Prelocutouris. My lord of Lindores, Tullybardin younger, my lord aduocat, [etc.]. 1629 C. Lowther et al. Our Journall into Scotl. (1894) (modernized text) i. 370 The lord advocate..is in nature of the King's attorney at London and pleads for the King when anything toucheth him. 1661 in Acts Parl. Scotl. (1820) VII. 200/2 The lord commissioner & lords of the articles haveing heard the president of the session, the lord register, the lord advocat and thesaurer deput concerning the precedencie due to them in their severall offices. 1752 J. Louthian Form of Process (ed. 2) 44 Before the Day of Compearance, the Lord Advocate, or his Depute, give in the Indictment..to the Clerk of Court. 1793 Acct. Trial T. Muir for Sedition 43 The Lord Advocate..declared that his imprisonment would be eternal. 1843 Ld. Brougham Polit. Philos. III. xxix. 318 A Scotch Judge making a vacancy on that Bench removed the Lord Advocate. 1891 Poor Law Mag. New Ser. 1 229 He had hoped the Lord Advocate would remain long enough in power to give his valuable assistance to the simplification of these local boards. 1960 Scotsman 24 Mar. 16 In future the Lord Advocate will be in the list of senior Ministers. 2003 Guardian 4 Sept. 11/2 The lord advocate called for a report on the sentence and the crown counsel will consider an appeal. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1496
随便看	branfulness brangle brangled branglement brangler brangles bound bound boy bound girl bound on bound over bound up in or with bound with bound-bailiff bound-beater bound-beating bound-line bound-mark bound-oak bound-road bound-stone boundable boundage boundal boundant