Definition of advocate depute in English:
advocate depute
nounPlural Advocates Depute
(in Scotland) any of a number of officers who assist the Lord Advocate in prosecutions.
Example sentencesExamples
- In 1861 he was appointed an advocate-depute, in which capacity he prosecuted cases on behalf of the crown.
- The advocate-depute could give us no reassurance on the point.
- After serving as an advocate-depute between 1983 and 1987, he was appointed solicitor-general.
- The qualification which the advocate-depute conceded, is, in our opinion, justified upon a different ground.
- If you have a stint as an advocate-depute, it stands you in good stead.