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Procurator meaning

  1. A tax collector.
  2. An agent or attorney.
  3. A legal officer who both investigates and prosecutes crimes, found in some inquisitorial legal systems, particularly communist or formerly communist states – see public procurator

Synonyms of Procurator

proxy placeholder agent bureaucrat administrative official

Related words

Other words often associated with Procurator or its synonyms:

functionary official representative variable broker bourgeois factor cause businessperson

Using Procurator

  • The main meaning on this page is: A tax collector. | An agent or attorney. | A legal officer who both investigates and prosecutes crimes, found in some inquisitorial legal systems, particularly communist or formerly communist states – see public procurator
  • Useful related words include: proxy, placeholder, agent, bureaucrat.
  • In the example corpus, procurator often appears in combinations such as: procurator fiscal, the procurator, and procurator.

Context around Procurator

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 7 start, 8 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

term 1× phillips 1× hill 1× week 1×

Often after:

fiscal 19×

Sentence patterns with Procurator

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

office and procurator fiscal service 5× to the procurator fiscal 4× last week procurator fiscal depute 1× melissa phillips procurator fiscal depute 1× procurator fiscal andy 1× procurator fiscal rebecca 1× rachel hill procurator fiscal depute 1× scotland s procurator fiscal for 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a council officer 1× a police spokesperson 1× after the sentencing 1× and a report 1× both incidents have 1× but the crown 1×

Common sentence endings:

the procurator fiscal 4× an emerging issue 1× between two vehicles 1× border from england 1× crimes against children 1× data on convictions 1×

Words around Procurator

Just before it in the word index:

procuradores 3 procuracy 2 proculus 4 proctoru 2 proctors 14 proctoring 10

Just after it in the word index:

procuratorate 3 procurators 8 procuratorships 2 procure 232 procured 223 procurement 928

Similar in corpus frequency:

abrogation 89 agnew 89 airman 89 algonquin 89 allegorical 89 amina 89

Corpus analysis for Procurator

  • In this selection, "procurator" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, term, phillips, hill and fiscal stand out and add context to how "procurator" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include office and procurator fiscal service and to the procurator fiscal. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "procurator" sits close to words such as abrogation, agnew and airman, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with procurator

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

And a report has now been submitted to the Procurator Fiscal. (11 words)

Both incidents have resulted in reports going to the Procurator Fiscal. (11 words)

A police spokesperson said a report would be sent to the procurator fiscal. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

After the sentencing, Moira Orr, who leads on homicide and major for the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, said: “This was a sophisticated effort to bring significant quantities of illegal and harmful drugs across the border from England. (39 words)

It should be noted that, as both Philo and Josephus wrote in Greek, neither of them actually used the term "procurator", but the Greek word ἐπίτροπος main (epitropos), which is regularly translated as "procurator". (34 words)

When he returned to court for sentencing last week, procurator fiscal depute Chris Munro said: “The witness and the accused were in a relationship for seven years with two children aged two and four. (34 words)

Example sentences (20)

It should be noted that, as both Philo and Josephus wrote in Greek, neither of them actually used the term "procurator", but the Greek word ἐπίτροπος main (epitropos), which is regularly translated as "procurator".

And a report has now been submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.

A police spokesperson said a report would be sent to the procurator fiscal.

Both incidents have resulted in reports going to the Procurator Fiscal.

But the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service has concluded there was “insufficient evidence of assault”.

Fraser Gibson, Scotland's procurator fiscal for High Court sexual offences, said Campbell was complicit and instrumental in appalling crimes against children.

However, despite figures showing that over 2,600 cases have been referred to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, there is no data on convictions.

Kenny Donnelly, deputy Crown agent at the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, said: “Sentence is quite rightly the domain of the independent judiciary.

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Melissa Phillips, procurator fiscal depute, said: “It was 3.30am when police noticed a motor vehicle driving at speed, swerving all over the road.

On Thursday, the procurator fiscal depute said: “The accused was found collapsed within the toilets of Queen Street station by a member of rail staff.

Police Scotland reiterated this week that a report would be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal over the deaths in due course.

Procurator Fiscal Andy Shanks told Fish Farmer magazine: “The death of Clive Hendry occurred while in the course of his employment and as such a fatal accident inquiry is mandatory.

Procurator Fiscal Rebecca Reid said: “It was 6pm, there was a light amount of passing traffic when witness Douglas was driving a single decker bus with 16 people on board.

Rachel Hill, procurator fiscal depute, said: “It was 5.30am and the witness was in his home when he noticed a male located between two vehicles.

She was released from custody at 5:24 p.m. A report will be sent to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, it said.

The procurator fiscal depute said: “The complainer named is now 13 but was 12 at the time of the offence.

The woman is now the subject of a report to the procurator fiscal.

When he returned to court for sentencing last week, procurator fiscal depute Chris Munro said: “The witness and the accused were in a relationship for seven years with two children aged two and four.

A council officer said that they could be reported to the procurator fiscal and that this was an emerging issue.

After the sentencing, Moira Orr, who leads on homicide and major for the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, said: “This was a sophisticated effort to bring significant quantities of illegal and harmful drugs across the border from England.

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Common combinations with procurator

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "procurator" in a sentence?
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What does "procurator" mean?
Procurator means: A tax collector.
What are synonyms of "procurator"?
Common synonyms of "procurator" include: proxy, placeholder, agent, bureaucrat, administrative official.
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