Procurator

noun

/ˈpɹɒkjʊˌɹeɪtə/

Word Frequency: 0.5

Definitions

1.nounA tax collector.

2.nounAn agent or attorney.

3.nounA legal officer who both investigates and prosecutes crimes, found in some inquisitorial legal systems, particularly communist or formerly communist states – see public procurator

4.nounThe governor of a small imperial province.

Synonyms

proxy ombudsperson ombudsman procureur procuracy deputy prosecutor delegate attorney-general attorney fiscal judge

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