Procurator (with procuracy or procuratorate referring to the office itself) may refer to: * Procurator, one engaged in

procuration Procuration () is the action of taking care of, hence management, stewardship, agency. The word is applied to the authority or power delegated to a Procurator (disambiguation), procurator, or agent, as well as to the exercise of such authority expr ...

, the action of taking care of, hence management, stewardship, agency * Procurator (Ancient Rome), the title of various officials of the Roman Empire * Procurator (Teutonic Knights), a position in the Monastic State of the Teutonic Knights * Procurator of San Marco, the second most prestigious life appointment in the Republic of Venice * HM Procurator General and Treasury Solicitor, "HM Procurator General" being one of the positions held by the Treasury Solicitor in the United Kingdom *

Procurator fiscal A procurator fiscal (pl. ''procurators fiscal''), sometimes called PF or fiscal (), is a public prosecutor in Scotland, who has the power to impose fiscal fines. They investigate all sudden and suspicious deaths in Scotland (similar to a corone ...

, the public prosecutor in Scotland * Procurator to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, chief counsel to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland *

Public procurator A public procurator () is an officer of a state charged with both the investigation and prosecution of crime. The office is a feature of a civil law inquisitorial rather than common law adversarial system. Countries such as Japan, China, Russia, ...

, a position in some Roman law systems, analogous to both detective and public prosecutor, including: **

Procurator (Russia) The Procurator (, tr. ''prokuror'') was an office initially established in 1722 by Peter the Great, the first Emperor of the Russian Empire, as part of the ecclesiastical reforms to bring the Russian Orthodox Church more directly under his contr ...

, an office of the

Most Holy Synod The Most Holy Governing Synod (, pre-reform orthography: ) was the highest governing body of the Russian Orthodox Church between 1721 and 1917. It was abolished following the February Revolution of 1917 and replaced with a restored patriar ...

in the

Russian Empire The Russian Empire was an empire that spanned most of northern Eurasia from its establishment in November 1721 until the proclamation of the Russian Republic in September 1917. At its height in the late 19th century, it covered about , roughl ...

Prosecutor General of Russia The Prosecutor General of Russia (also Attorney General of Russia, ) heads the system of official prosecution in courts and heads the Office of the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation. The Prosecutor General remains one of the most po ...

, heads the system of official prosecution in courts known as the Office of the Prosecutor General of Russian Federation (, ) **

General Prosecutor of Ukraine The Prosecutor General of Ukraine (also ''Procurator General''; , ) heads the system of official prosecution in courts known as the Office of the Prosecutor General (, or, before 2020, ). The prosecutor general is appointed and dismissed by th ...

Procurator General of the Soviet Union The Procurator General of the USSR () was the highest functionary of the Office of the Public Procurator of the USSR, responsible for the whole system of offices of public procurators and supervision of their activities on the territory of the ...

, the highest functionary of the Office of Public Procurator of the USSR, responsible for the whole system of offices of public procurators and supervision of their activities on the territory of the Soviet Union ** People's procuratorates, part of the judicial system of China ***

Supreme People's Procuratorate The Supreme People's Procuratorate of the People's Republic of China (SPP) is the highest national agency responsible for legal prosecution and prosecutorial investigation in China. The SPP reports to the National People's Congress (NPC). The P ...

, China **

Supreme People's Procuracy of Vietnam Headed by the Prosecutor General, the Supreme People's Procuracy of Vietnam () has functions such as acting as the prosecutor before the People's Courts. The Supreme People's Procuracy has local and military subdivisions that include the district, ...

, an office of the Vietnamese government ** General Procuracy of the Republic, Mexico **

Legal procurator A legal procurator is a warranted legal professional in Malta, Argentina and some other countries, who assists advocate An advocate is a professional in the field of law. List of country legal systems, Different countries and legal systems use ...

, a warranted legal professional in several countries, including Malta and Argentina. *

Procurator (Finland) The chancellor of justice (, ) is a Finnish government official who supervises authorities', such as cabinet ministers', compliance with the law and advances legal protection of Finnish citizens. The chancellor investigates complaints against auth ...

, the equivalent of

Chancellor of Justice of Finland The chancellor of justice (, ) is a Finnish government official who supervises authorities', such as cabinet ministers', compliance with the law and advances legal protection of Finnish citizens. The chancellor investigates complaints against auth ...

in the

Grand Duchy of Finland The Grand Duchy of Finland was the predecessor state of modern Finland. It existed from 1809 to 1917 as an Autonomous region, autonomous state within the Russian Empire. Originating in the 16th century as a titular grand duchy held by the Monarc ...

* the head of one of the "nations", regionally based separate corporate bodies in certain universities, most famously the medieval

University of Paris The University of Paris (), known Metonymy, metonymically as the Sorbonne (), was the leading university in Paris, France, from 1150 to 1970, except for 1793–1806 during the French Revolution. Emerging around 1150 as a corporation associated wit ...

Procurator (Catholic canon law) In the canon law of the Catholic Church, a procurator is one who acts on behalf of and by virtue of the authority of another. In a monastery, the procurator is the friar, monk or nun charged with administering its financial affairs. Bishops have b ...

: in a monastery, the monk or nun charged with administering its financial affairs

Literature

* ''Procurator'' (novel), an alternate history novel by Kirk Mitchell

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