procurator

[prok-yuh-rey-ter] / ˈprɒk jəˌreɪ tər /

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lawyer n.
substitute n.

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

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His death is not being treated as suspicious and a report will be sent to the procurator fiscal.

From BBC ● May 2, 2026

Police Scotland said a report would be submitted to the procurator fiscal over the incident.

From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026

He was released and a report was sent to the procurator fiscal but he is yet to appear in court.

From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026

They had asked the procurator about arrangements to make it less intimidating to give evidence, but had not received a response.

From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2025

Antea's litter arrived; a few soldiers, sent by the procurator, preceded it.

From Hania by Henryk Sienkiewicz

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