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Lord Advocate
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Lord Advocate
Her Majesty's Advocate
, known as the
Lord Advocate
(, ), is the chief legal officer of the
Scottish Government
and
the Crown
in
Scotland
for both civil and criminal matters that fall within the
devolved
powers of the
Scottish Parliament
. He or she is the chief
public prosecutor
for Scotland and all
prosecutions
on
indictment
are conducted by the
Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service
, nominally in the Lord Advocate's name.
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