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PRONUNCIATION OF CROWN OFFICE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CROWN OFFICE

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Crown Office 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 CROWN OFFICE 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 Crown Office in the English dictionary

The definition of Crown Office in the dictionary is an office of the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court that is responsible for administration and where actions are entered for trial.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CROWN OFFICE

Crown corporation
crown court
Crown Derby
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crown glass
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crown green
crown green bowling
crown imperial
crown jewel
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crown land
crown lands
crown law
crown lens
crown prince
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Crown Prosecution Service
Crown prosecutor

WORDS THAT END LIKE CROWN OFFICE

back office
back-office
box office
front office
head office
head post office
Home Office
in office
main office
office
out of office
Oval Office
post office
press office
public prosecutor´s office
registered office
sacrifice
suffice
the office
the Oval Office
the Stationery Office

Synonyms and antonyms of Crown Office in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Crown Office» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CROWN OFFICE

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

Translator English - Chinese

皇冠办事处
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Oficina de la Corona
570 millions of speakers

English

Crown Office
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

क्राउन कार्यालय
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

مكتب ولي العهد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Корона Офис
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Crown Office
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্রাউন অফিস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Bureau de la Couronne
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pejabat Mahkota
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Crown Office
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

クラウン事務所
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

크라운 사무실
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kantor Mahkota
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Văn phòng vương miện
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கிரவுன் ஆபிஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

क्राउन कार्यालय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Crown Office
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Crown Office
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Biuro korona
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

корона Офіс
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Oficiul Crown
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Office Crown
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Crown Kantoor
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Crown Office
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Crown Kontor
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Crown Office

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CROWN OFFICE»

The term «Crown Office» is regularly used and occupies the 105.230 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CROWN OFFICE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Crown Office

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CROWN OFFICE»

Discover the use of Crown Office in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Crown Office and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Judicial review and Crown Office practice
This book gives clear and detailed commentary on practice and procedure for all proceedings.* Contains practical materials - relevant legislation, Rules of the Supreme Court, Practice Directions, tables and forms* Covers judicial review, ...
Richard Gordon, Craig Barlow, Stephen Sedley, 1999
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The Politics Today Companion To the British Constitution
CROWN COURT CROWN OFFICE divided between about 90 individual HIGH COURT AND CROWN COURT CENTRES in England and Wales, within six circuits. They replaced the old assize courts under the Courts Act of 1971 and are now ...
Colin Pilkington, 1999
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The Taxation of Costs in the Crown Office: Comprising A ...
Including Costs Upon The Prosecution Of Fraudulent Bankrupts, And On Appeals From Inferior Courts.
Frederick Hugh Short, 2010
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Parliamentary Papers
Searches made in the Crown Office, and under what Act. - - By Act of the 49 Geo. 3, c. 101, s. ) , the fee charged for each search made in the crown office, is 2 s. George Gibbs, Deputy Clerk of the Crown. A RETURN of the Fees charged by the  ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1836
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Post Office Closure Programme: Third Report of Session ...
That is the one reason I do not use the Crown office very much, the queues have been so long. Whose fault was that, your members or the management? Mr Furey : One of the problems is that the Regulator and Post Office Ltd have no ...
‎2008
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A Treatise on the Law of Monopolies and Industrial Trusts, ...
Where the interests of individuals were intermingled with those of the crown, the master of the crown office in Kings' Bench was the usual officer to exhibit informations. In the exercise of this function he stood in a relation to individuals similar to ...
Charles Fisk Beach, 2007
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Post offices - securing their future: eighth report of ...
What I would say is that you have talked about the butchery and the blood on the hands of the post office closures which decimated rural and urban areas alike. Do you think there is a strong future for the rest of the crown office network?
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Business and Enterprise Committee, 2009
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The Role of the Cyprus Attorney General's Office in ...
Routledge, London Crown Office (1992) The Prosecution of Crime in Scotland. Crown Office, Edinburgh Crown Prosecution Service (1994) Annual Report (1993 –1994). The Stationery Office, London Crown Prosecution Service (1998) The ...
Despina Kyprianou, 2009
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The Public General Acts
By this Act, After reciting that the ancient office of the Queen's coroner and attorney in the Court of Queen's Bench, commonly called the Master of the Crown Office, hath lately become vacant by the death of Peregrine Dealtry Esquire, and  ...
Great Britain, 1842
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Journals of the House of Commons
Dulles“ being (luluCtetl - - - - - - - Net Receipt for said salary for three quarters, to 5th ApI'Il 1811') - - - - - - Allowances gluntul by Putcnt, payable out of the Hunapcr — - - At the Otficc of' lines - l'urse At the Bankrupt Office Al the Crown Office - At ...
Great Britain House of Commons, 1810

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CROWN OFFICE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Crown Office is used in the context of the following news items.
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Convicted rapist's petition to the nobile officium dismissed as …
... because one its caseworkers was a procurator fiscal depute on secondment from the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS). «Scottish Legal News, Jul 15»
2
Pilots union Balpa challenges Sumburgh crash black box ruling
A Crown Office spokesman said: "Following a helicopter crash off Sumburgh on 23 August 2013 in which four people died, Crown Office began ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
3
JUSTICE FOR PETS: Prediction Tele campaign will bring change in …
Our campaign was launched after the Crown Office revealed it cannot prosecute a man suspected of the massacre of defenceless animals at ... «Greenock Telegraph, Jul 15»
4
Police Scotland crackdown on speeding described as 'state …
A spokesman for the Crown Office said the Lord Advocate had agreed to Police Scotland using formal warnings as a part of a six-month pilot for ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Ten accused avoid car fraud trial
A Crown Office spokesman said: “After full and careful consideration of the facts and circumstances, including the available admissible ... «Motherwell Times, Jul 15»
6
US refuses to give Scots cops CIA torture report
In a letter to Mr Stewart, the Lord Advocate said: “I can confirm that an instruction has been given to Police Scotland by the Crown Office and ... «Aberdeen Press and Journal, Jul 15»
7
Woman charged over Bervie pedestrian death crash
Last night a Crown Office spokesman confirmed a 37-year-old woman had appeared in court in connection with the incident. Emily Arbuthnott ... «Aberdeen Press and Journal, Jul 15»
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Lewis Silkin on wrong end of £2m judgment for negligent advice to …
Wright was represented by Nicholas Davidson QC of 4 New Square and Muhammed Haque QC of Crown Office Chambers, who were ... «Legal Business, Jul 15»
9
BALPA considers appealing black box decision for Sumburgh's …
Earlier, Lord Advocate Frank Mulholland successfully argued at the Court of Session that the black box should be released to the Crown Office ... «Energy Voice, Jul 15»
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Two police officers face perjury probe over trial of football fan who …
Both witnesses were made the subject of a complaint to the Crown Office by a member of the public, sparking the investigation by the Police ... «Scottish Daily Record, Jul 15»

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