Advocate Depute

noun

1. a Scottish law officer with the functions of public prosecutor

Example Sentences

Prosecutor, advocate depute Liam Ewing KC, asked Mrs MacKinnon what she had said to her brother.

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The advocate depute added that there was an obvious danger to his life had Mr Shields not received medical treatment.

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Advocate depute Richard Goddard KC tells the court Packer has previous convictions, including an assault charge from January 2020.

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He said: "When the advocate depute suggests all the women can't be wrong, that doesn't mean they were all right."

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Concluding his closing speech Advocate Depute Richard Goddard KC said there was "overwhelming" circumstantial evidence to convict Iain Packer.

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