Download the app
educalingo
Search

Meaning of "Advocate Depute" in the English dictionary

Dictionary
DICTIONARY
section

PRONUNCIATION OF ADVOCATE DEPUTE

Advocate Depute play
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ADVOCATE DEPUTE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Advocate Depute is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ADVOCATE DEPUTE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service

The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service is the independent public prosecution service for Scotland, and is a Ministerial Department of the Scottish Government. The department is headed by Her Majesty's Lord Advocate, who under the Scottish legal system is responsible for prosecution, along with the area Procurators fiscal. In Scotland, virtually all prosecution of criminal offences is undertaken by the Crown. Private prosecutions are extremely rare. The Service's responsibilities extend to the whole of Scotland, and include: ▪ Investigation and prosecution of criminal offences ▪ Investigation of sudden or suspicious deaths ▪ The investigation and prosecution of criminal conduct by the police ▪ Assessment and possession of bona vacantia ▪ Assessment and possession of treasure trove The Lord Advocate is assisted by the Solicitor General for Scotland, both Law Officers. The day-to-day running of the Service is done by the Crown Agent & Chief Executive and a management board who are based in the department's headquarters in Chambers Street, Edinburgh.

Definition of Advocate Depute in the English dictionary

The definition of Advocate Depute in the dictionary is a Scottish law officer with the functions of public prosecutor.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ADVOCATE DEPUTE

Advocates Depute
advocation
advocative
advocator
advocatory
advocatus diaboli
advoutrer
advoutry
advowson
advt
adward
adware
adwoman
Adygea
Adygei
Adygei Republic
Adyghe

WORDS THAT END LIKE ADVOCATE DEPUTE

Advocates Depute
border dispute
boundary dispute
compute
depute
dispute
disrepute
frontier dispute
house of ill repute
impute
industrial dispute
miscompute
pay dispute
precompute
recompute
repute
trade dispute

Synonyms and antonyms of Advocate Depute in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Advocate Depute» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
online translator

TRANSLATION OF ADVOCATE DEPUTE

Find out the translation of Advocate Depute to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Advocate Depute from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Advocate Depute» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

倡导Depute
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Abogado Depute
570 millions of speakers

English

Advocate Depute
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अधिवक्ता नियुक्त
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الدعوة اوفد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Адвокат зам
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

advogado Depute
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অ্যাডভোকেট ডিপো
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

avocat Depute
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Deput Peguambela
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Anwalt Depute
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

支持者の委任する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

옹호 대리자로 삼다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Deputi Pengacara
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ủng hộ ủy nhiệm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வக்கீல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अॅडव्होकेट डीपूट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Savunucusu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Advocate Depute
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rzecznik Depute
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

адвокат зам
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Avocatul Depute
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Depute εισαγγελέα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

advokaat Depute
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

avgörande Depute
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Advocate depute
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Advocate Depute

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ADVOCATE DEPUTE»

The term «Advocate Depute» is used very little and occupies the 186.624 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
0
100%
FREQUENCY
Rarely used
13
/100
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «Advocate Depute» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of Advocate Depute
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «Advocate Depute».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ADVOCATE DEPUTE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Advocate Depute» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Advocate Depute» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Advocate Depute

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ADVOCATE DEPUTE»

Discover the use of Advocate Depute in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Advocate Depute and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Accounts and Papers of the House of Commons
That is a parcel delivery book. Lord Deas.~\ Is it a receipt-book kept for articles that are to be delivered in Glasgow ? —Yes. Mr. Clark objected to the book being produced as evidence, and the witness was withdrawn. Advocate-Depute. ,] I am  ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1863
2
House of Commons Papers
Advocate Depute, at 50 /. for each Circuit -------- Clerk, at 75/. for each Circuit ------ One Macer and two Trumpeters, at 27 /. 10 s. each, for each Circuit - Two Lords of Justiciary on the Western Circuit, Autumn 1835 and Spring 1836, at 150/. each ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1837
3
The Sandyford Murder Case. Trial of Mrs. M'Lachlan for ...
I mind it because I gave it to the person who called for it. , Elizabeth M'Lachlan or Reid, residing in Drumfrochar Road, Greenock, examined by The ADvocATE- DEPUTE—Was there a box brought to your house on the 11th July last? Yes, there ...
Jessie MACLACHLAN, 1862
4
The Scots Magazine
Strathern was fugitated for not appearing : and after bearing counsel as to the other two, the Advocate-depute, on account of certain irregularities in the course of executing the criminal Hbel, and other particular circumstances occurringin th«  ...
5
The Parliamentary Debates (official Report[s]) ...
This was a mistake; Mr. Home Drummond, the advocate depute, was meant, and is by mistake here called the lord advocate, Mr. Home Drummond was at Glasgow at the time. “ Mr. Salmond said the lord advocate was in Glasgow; and he ...
Great Britain. Parliament, 1818
6
Judge and Jurist: Essays in Memory of Lord Rodger of Earlsferry
In 1985, he was appointed as an Advocate Depute in the Crown Office. This was an important career move. It meant that he became a member of what was then a small and elite group of advocates (from both criminal and civil backgrounds), ...
Andrew Burrows, David Johnston, Reinhard Zimmermann, 2013
7
The Parliamentary Debates from the Year 1803 to the Present Time
This was a mistake ; Mr. Home Drummond, the advocate depute, was meant, and is by mistake here called the lord advocate, Mr. Home Drummond was at Glasgow at the time. " Mr. Salmond said the lord advocate was in Glasgow ; and he ...
Great Britain. Parliament, 1818
8
Parliamentary Debates: Official Report : ... Session of the ...
This was a mistake ; Mr. Home Drummond, the advocate depute, was meant, and is by mistake here called the lord advocate, Mr. Home Drummond was at Glasgow at the time. " Mr. Salmond said the lord advocate was in Glasgow ; and he ...
Thomas C. Hansard, 1818
9
THE PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES FROM THE YEAR 1803 TO THE PRESENT ...
This was a mistake ; Mr. Home Drummond, the advocate depute, was meant, and is by mistake here called the lord advocate, Mr. Home Drummond was at Glasgow at the time. " Mr. Salmond said the lord advocate was in Glasgow ; and he ...
10
The Scots Magazine and Edinburgh Literary Miscellany
Davidson, journeyman weaver, for a rape, being put to the bar, the Advocate Depute stated, that from certain circumstances which had come to his knowledge, \\e was induced to desert the diet ; Davidson was accordingly dismissed trim the ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ADVOCATE DEPUTE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Advocate Depute is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Family tell of relief as man confesses to the murder of comedian and …
“We feel the police's cold case review team did a good job and Advocate Depute Alex Prentice was excellent in court. We feel justice has finally ... «Scottish Daily Record, Jul 15»
2
Serial crook is warned he will be back behind bars after blaze at …
Advocate depute Murdoch McTaggart, prosecuting, told the court: “The seat of the fire was close to the smashed window. “If the fire had been ... «Scottish Daily Record, Jul 15»
3
Dunfermline businessman faces jail after abusing girl
Advocate depute Steven Borthwick asked her if she had told anyone about what he made her do, but she replied, “No.” She said, “I was under ... «Dunfermline Press, Jul 15»
4
Adair murder plot accused walks free as charges withdrawn
Yesterday, advocate depute Paul Kearney, prosecuting, told the jury: "I am withdrawing the libel against Mr Gorman." He also withdrew the ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»
5
Johnny "Mad Dog" Adair murder plot thrown out of court
Yesterday, advocate depute Paul Kearney, prosecuting, told the jury: "I am withdrawing the libel against Mr Gorman." He also withdrew the ... «Belfast Live, Jul 15»
6
Jail for woman who killed cyclist after using phone while driving
Advocate depute Jim Keegan QC said the results of the crash had been "catastrophic". Solicitor advocate Gordon Martin said Watson, who has ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
7
Karl Jones outside court
Advocate depute Stewart Ronnie, prosecuting, asked him: “It maybe suggested to you that you were part of this incident in which your firm lost ... «Aberdeen Press and Journal, Jul 15»
8
Pensioner's hell at hands of robbing gunman
Advocate depute Peter McCormack said Mrs Turnbull had suffered angina pain during the raid, but was not physically injured. But he added: ... «The Southern Reporter, Jul 15»
9
Marc O'Haire guilty of causing John McFarlane's death
They had spent more than three hours in what the advocate depute, Bruce Erroch, described as "a drinking den" in a converted garage in the ... «BBC News, Jun 15»
10
Trial date set in Surjit Singh Chhokar murder case
During the hearing, advocate depute Stewart Ronnie, prosecuting, handed Lord Burns a letter from Mr Chhokar's family and said: "Given the ... «BBC News, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Advocate Depute [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/advocate-depute>. Apr 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
en
English dictionary
Discover all that is hidden in the words on
index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z