fiscal (crown prosecutor)

E190960

The fiscal was a royal legal officer in Castile responsible for representing the Crown’s interests in judicial proceedings and overseeing the prosecution of cases on behalf of the monarchy.

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Label Occurrences
fiscal (crown prosecutor) canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Crown officer
prosecutorial office
royal legal office
actsInNameOf the Crown
appliesToJurisdiction Kingdom of Castile
linked to: Castile
country Crown of Castile
historicalPeriod early modern Castile
late medieval Castile
languageOfTitle Spanish
legalAuthorityFrom royal appointment
legalSystem Castilian law
linked to: Fuero Juzgo
partOf royal administration of justice in Castile
primaryFunction oversee prosecution of cases on behalf of the monarchy
represent the Crown’s interests in judicial proceedings
relatedConcept attorney general
linked to: Attorney General

public prosecutor
represents the Crown’s interests in civil cases involving royal rights
the Crown’s interests in criminal cases
the monarch
the royal treasury
responsibleFor defending royal jurisdiction in litigation
defending royal prerogatives in litigation
initiating prosecutions in the name of the Crown
supporting accusations in court on behalf of the monarchy
roleIn Castilian monarchy
linked to: Crown of Castile
scopeOfActivity criminal justice
defense of royal jurisdiction and privileges
defense of royal revenues
subordinateTo the king of Castile
linked to: King of Castile
titleInSpanish fiscal
worksWith audiencias of Castile
linked to: Spanish courts

royal judges

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Royal Council of Castile hasPart fiscal (crown prosecutor)
Royal Audiencia of Charcas hasPart fiscal (crown prosecutor)
Audiencia of Panama hasPart fiscal (crown prosecutor)