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Faculty of Advocates

British  

noun

  1. law the college or society of advocates in Scotland

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Roddy Dunlop KC, dean of the Faculty of Advocates, said it could have a "chilling effect" on free speech.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2024

Regulation of Scotland's legal profession is currently done by a string of independent bodies, including the Law Society of Scotland and the Faculty of Advocates.

From BBC • Aug. 27, 2023

Roddy Dunlop KC, Dean of the Faculty of Advocates, also paid tribute to Mr Hamilton, who had been their oldest living member, as "one of the greats in the Scottish criminal courts".

From BBC • Oct. 12, 2022

Jackson was elected dean of the Faculty of Advocates – the ruling body for the country’s most senior lawyers – in 2016, and is regarded by other lawyers as an outstanding courtroom performer.

From The Guardian • Mar. 9, 2020

In 1754 he became deputy librarian for the Faculty of Advocates, by the kindness of Hume.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" by Various

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