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Lord Advocate

British

noun

(in Scotland) the chief law officer of the Crown: he acts as public prosecutor and is in charge of the administration of criminal justice

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When it emerged that the Lord Advocate had given Swinney important information on the case many months before it became public, including the scale of the embezzlement, opposition parties at Holyrood were furious.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

A report to the IJB states if a smoking/inhalation room is added then the statement of prosecution policy may need to be amended, requiring further discussions with the Crown Office and the Lord Advocate.

From BBC • Nov. 26, 2025

But Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC said safeguards "remain firmly in place".

From BBC • Nov. 17, 2025

He ended by saying he recognised these were "sensitive matters" and requested a meeting with the Lord Advocate.

From BBC • Sep. 1, 2025

The Lord Advocate once referred to it in language which shows how remotely separated were the people and their rulers.

From A Short History of English Liberalism by Blease, Walter Lyon

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