procurator fiscal

noun

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

Example Sentences

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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Police Scotland said a report will be sent to the procurator fiscal.

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Moira Orr, who leads on homicide and major crime for the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, said the case was built on eyewitness accounts, ballistics, DNA, CCTV, mobile phone communications and cell site data.

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"On discussion with the procurator fiscal, it became clear that perhaps taking the money was the best option. But in truth we felt, and it seems crazy, that we'd let people down."

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