procurator fiscal

British

noun

Sometimes shortened to: fiscal. (in Scotland) a legal officer who performs the functions of public prosecutor and coroner

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Police Scotland said the three people arrested would be reported to the Crown Office Procurator Fiscal Service.

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Police Scotland said there did not appear to be any suspicious circumstances and a report will be sent to the procurator fiscal.

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Dr Emma Forbes, procurator fiscal for domestic abuse cases at the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, said Naso had been the victim of a "sustained period of domestic abuse" before her murder.

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After his court appearance the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service warned that the proceedings were subject to contempt of court rules.

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A spokesman for the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service said: "The former toll order and tolling regime have been challenged in the courts on several occasions. All such challenges have proved unsuccessful."

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