procuracy
Americannoun
plural
procuraciesEtymology
Origin of procuracy
1250–1300; Middle English procuracie < Medieval Latin prōcūrātia, for Latin prōcūrātiō procuration; -acy
Example Sentences
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Police who make an arrest must obtain approval of it within a week from the procuracy, although there is no limit on how long a prisoner can be held before trial.
From Time Magazine Archive
The new constitution would restore the so-called office of the procuracy, which before its abolition in 1975 was responsible for screening evidence before prosecutions could be brought.
From Time Magazine Archive
The case against the boys had been prepared by an ambitious senior investigator from the procuracy, the Soviet equivalent of the prosecutor's office.
From Time Magazine Archive
The 1978 constitution revived the procuracy, an agency that is supposed to guard against arbitrary arrests.
From Time Magazine Archive
This word is supposed to be derived from procuracy, which means action in the place of, and in behalf of, another.
From Charles I Makers of History by Abbott, Jacob
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