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depute

[duh-pyoot] / dəˈpyut /








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The fiscal depute said the Crown position was that the number of fastening clips had been insufficient, and wave action on the journey would have been sufficient force to cause them to fail.

From BBC • May 18, 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 Scott McKenzie told the court that Colville, an early years assistant, had no previous convictions.

From BBC • Nov. 20, 2025

Advocate depute Alan Cameron KC told the hearing a list of witnesses and documents had been lodged which included a draft joint agreement of evidence.

From BBC • Sep. 22, 2025

To none could he depute this power without making him, in fact, the only person with whom the inferior party has to do, i. e. the God of the inferior party.

From The Essential Faith of the Universal Church Deduced from the Sacred Records by Martineau, Harriet




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