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Procurator fiscal

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Procurator \Proc"u*ra`tor\, n. [L.: cf. F. procurateur. See
   {Procure}, and cf. {Proctor}. ]
   1. (Law) One who manages another's affairs, either generally
      or in a special matter; an agent; a proctor. --Chaucer.
      Shak.

   2. (Rom. Antiq.) A governor of a province under the emperors;
      also, one who had charge of the imperial revenues in a
      province; as, the procurator of Judea.

   {Procurator fiscal} (Scots Law), public prosecutor, or
      district attorney.
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