ADVOCATE

advocate

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advocate (ad-v[schwa]-kit), n. 1. A person who assists, defends, pleads, or prosecutes for another. public advocate. An advocate who purports to represent the public at large in matters of public concern, such as utility rates or environmental quality. 2. Civil & Scots law. A barrister; specif., a member of the Faculty of Advocates (the Scottish […]

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advocate v. 为…辩护；提倡；拥护；主张 n. (1)提倡者；拥护者 (2)辩护人；律师 尤指在司法程序或类似事项中代理当事人活动者。以前在英格兰,该词仅限于指在教会法院和海事法院执业的律师,但是现在这些法院已经向所有的出庭律师〔barristers-at-law〕开放,因此该称呼已失去其特殊意义。在苏格兰,在最高法院〔Supreme Court〕执业的出庭律师被称为advocate。 (→College of Advocates) (3)〈英〉(教会法)圣职推荐权人 即有权向教会出缺的圣职职位推荐圣职候选人的人。 (=patron; advowee) (4) 〈英〉(教会法)教堂代诉人(=advocati ecclesiae)

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