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depute

[duh-pyoot] / dəˈpyut /








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Fiscal depute David Orr said that Nicholson, from Newbie, near Annan, had been the focus of Operation Epazote, a Home Office inquiry into human trafficking at TN Trawlers.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Advocate depute William Frain Bell KC told the men's trial: "The tax collectors in this case were a group of individuals who never had any intention of parting with the VAT."

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Advocate depute Chris McKenna previously told the court that the 15-year-old girl had spent the evening at a friend's home before walking along Lothian Road to a bus stop.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Advocate depute Louise Beattie had earlier told how Majewicz - who was born in Poland and moved to Scotland in 2008 - had three previous convictions for violence, including serious assault.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2025

By virtue of this, the corporation of Bewdley consists of a bailiff, a recorder, a high steward, and twelve capital burgesses, who depute one member to parliament, the bailiff being the returning officer.

From Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. by Dugdale, Thomas Cantrell




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