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Home Dictionary Name: attorney Page: 3Attorney of the Wards and Liveries
Attorney of the Wards and Liveries was the third officer of the Duchy Court, 1 Bac. Abr., tit. 'Attorney....
Advocate, Lord
Advocate, Lord, the principal Crown Lawyer in Scotland, and one of the great Officers of State of Scotland. It is his duty to act as public prosecutor; but private individuals injured may prosecute upon obtaining his concurrence. He is assisted by a Solicitor-General and four junior counsel, termed advocates-depute. He has the power of appearing as public prosecutor in any Court in Scotland where any person can be tried for an offence, or in any action where the Crown is interested, but it is not usual for him to act in the inferior Courts, which have their respective public prosecutors, called procurators-fiscal, acting under his instructions. He does not, in prosecuting for offences, require the intervention of a grand jury, except in prosecutions for treason, which are conducted according to the English method. Until the creation of the office of Secretary for Scotland the Lord Advocate was virtually Secretary of State for Scotland. Consult Omond's Lord Advocates of Scotland....
Advocate on Record
Advocate on Record, means an advocate who is entitled under these rules to act as well as to plead for a party in the Court. [Supreme Court Rules, 1966, s. 2(1)(b)]...
trial judge advocate
trial judge advocate : a judge advocate detailed to act as a prosecutor of an accused before a court-martial ...
attorney-at-law
attorney-at-law pl: attorneys-at-law : lawyer compare attorney-in-fact ...
private attorney general doctrine
private attorney general doctrine : an equitable doctrine allowing the recovery of attorney's fees to a party whose suit has benefited a large number of people, requires private enforcement, and is of societal importance ...
judge advocate
judge advocate pl: judge advocates 1 : an officer serving under the Judge Advocate General 2 : an officer charged with administering military justice (as by acting as legal counsel or conducting an appellate review) ...
irrevocable power of attorney
irrevocable power of attorney see power of attorney ...
general power of attorney
general power of attorney see power of attorney ...
district attorney
district attorney : the prosecuting officer of a judicial district see also state's attorney ...
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