英语词汇“advocate-depute”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

advocate-depute

释义

advocate /adˈvə-kit or -kāt or -kət/

noun

An intercessor or defender
Someone who pleads the cause of another
In Scotland and some other countries, a person who is qualified to plead before the higher courts of law, a member of the Bar (corresponding to a barrister in England)
A person who recommends or urges something, eg a certain reform, method, etc
(with cap) the Holy Spirit (New English Bible)
(only in Aberdeen) a solicitor

transitive verb and intransitive verb

To act as an advocate (for)

ORIGIN: OFr avocat and L advocātus, from advocāre, -ātum to call in, from ad to, and vocāre to call

adˈvocacy /-kə-si/ noun

The function of an advocate
A pleading for
Defence

advocāˈtion noun

adˈvocātor noun

adˈvocātory adjective

advocate-depˈute noun

A salaried Scottish law-officer appointed as public prosecutor by the Lord Advocate, the chief law-officer of the Crown and public prosecutor of crimes for Scotland

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