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Procurator-Fiscal
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Is a Scottish law officer appointed by the sheriff, and irremovable on efficient and good behaviour, whose duties are to initiate the prosecution of crimes and inquire into deaths under suspicious circumstances.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Procurator-Fiscal'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/p/procurator-fiscal.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.