Law. A chief legal representative or agent; spec. (a) the chief prosecuting attorney of a court; cf. procureur general n. at procureur, n. 1; (b)…

Scots Law. (See quot. 1861.)

Indispensable; also absol., an indispensable person, spec. a curator, trustee, etc., appointed under this designation.

(a) a lawyer or law firm retained by a client to represent the client generally, rather than for a specific transaction or litigation (b) the…