procurator

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

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

Example Sentences

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"The FAI followed a thorough and comprehensive investigation by the procurator fiscal who ensured that the full facts and circumstances of Archie's death were presented in evidence."

From BBC • May 5, 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

In October 2024 the procurator, a senior church appointed lawyer, ruled there was "sufficient evidence to provide a realistic prospect of conviction" in church law.

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2025

I was obliged to give two to the lawyer whom I consulted, two to the procurator who undertook my cause, and two to the secretary of the first judge.

From Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume by

procurator

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