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Example sentences from the Web for Lord AdvocateThe Lord-Advocate being sworn, in exculpation, he gave a distinct account of the transactions which he had had with the prisoner. The Chronicles of Crime or The New Newgate Calendar. v. 1/2|Camden Pelham During this session a bill was introduced by the Lord-advocate for the amendment of the poor-laws in Scotland. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III.|E. Farr and E. H. Nolan An account of this transaction being laid before the queen, the lord-advocate was ordered to inquire into the particulars. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.II.|Tobias Smollett He is Wilson's son-in-law and the lord-advocate's nephew—a very masterly speaker indeed, who ought to become a distinguished man. The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete|John Forster
noun(in Scotland) the chief law officer of the Crown: he acts as public prosecutor and is in charge of the administration of criminal justice Words nearby Lord Advocateloran, loratadine, lorazepam, Lorca, lord, Lord Advocate, Lord Baltimore cake, Lord Chamberlain, Lord Chancellor, Lord Chief Justice, Lord Haw-Haw Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |