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

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The spokesperson added that a report would be submitted to the procurator fiscal.

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"A full report will be sent to the procurator fiscal."

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There are not believed to be any suspicious circumstances and a report will be sent to the procurator fiscal.

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Police Scotland said there were no suspicious circumstances and a report would be submitted to the procurator fiscal.

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