ADVOCATE - Civil And Ecclesiastical
Law. An officer who maintains or defends the rights
of his client in the same manner as the counsellor
does in the common law.
Lord Advocate. An officer of state in Scotland, appointed
by the king, to advise about the making and executing
the law, to prosecute capital crimes.
College Or Faculty Of Advocates. A college consisting
of 180 persons, appointed to plead in. all actions
before the lords of sessions.
Church Or Ecclesiastical Advocates. Pleaders appointed
by the church to maintain its rights. A patron who
has the advowson or presentation to a church.
