the lord advocate crossword clue refers to chief legal officer of the scottish government.
the lord advocate crossword clue refers to chief legal officer of the scottish government.
chief legal officer of the scottish government crossword clue?
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her majesty's advocate, known as the lord advocate (, ), is the chief legal officer of the scottish government and the crown in scotland for both civil and criminal matters that fall within the devolved powers of the scottish parliament. he or she is the chief public prosecutor for scotland and all prosecutions on indictment are conducted by the crown office and procurator fiscal service, nominally in the lord advocate's name.









































the officeholder is one of the great officers of state of scotland. the current lord advocate is the rt hon. james wolffe, qc.









































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