procurator fiscal
noun/ˌprɒkjureɪtə ˈfɪskl/
/ˌprɑːkjureɪtər ˈfɪskl/
(plural procurators fiscal)
- (in Scotland) a public official whose job is to decide whether people who are suspected of a crime should be brought to trial
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