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

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

From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026

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

BBC File on 4 Investigates put this to procurator Paul Reid KC.

From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2025

Police Scotland said there did not appear to be any suspicious circumstances and a report will be sent to the procurator fiscal.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2025

He was elected procurator for the French “nation” in 1383, and again in 1384, in which year he graduated bachelor of theology.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" by Various

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