procureur

Definitions of procureur
  1. noun
    a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
    synonyms: avocat
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    avocat, conseiller
    a lawyer who pleads cases in court
    avocat
    a British or Canadian lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law on behalf of either the defense or prosecution
    plaignant
    a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state
    avocat commis, avocat d'office
    a lawyer who represents indigent defendants at public expense
    conseiller, solicitor
    a British lawyer who gives legal advice and prepares legal documents
    procureur du Roi
    an official prosecutor for a judicial district
    type of:
    pro, professionnel
    a person engaged in one of the learned professions
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