Advocate Depute
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An Advocate Depute is a Scottish prosecutor, typically an experienced advocate, appointed to conduct serious criminal cases in the High Court of Justiciary on behalf of the Crown.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Advocate Depute canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9120525 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Advocate Depute Context triple: [Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, employs, Advocate Depute]
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A.
Advocate
Advocate is a title for God the Holy Spirit that emphasizes His role in supporting, guiding, and interceding for believers.
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B.
Advocate General
An Advocate General is a senior legal advisor to the Court of Justice of the European Union who delivers independent, non-binding opinions to assist the judges in reaching their decisions.
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C.
Deputy Speaker
The Deputy Speaker is a senior parliamentary official in Sri Lanka who presides over sessions of the Parliament in the absence of the Speaker and assists in maintaining order and procedure.
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D.
Counsel General
The Counsel General is the Welsh Government’s chief legal adviser and a senior law officer responsible for representing and advising Wales on legal matters.
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E.
Ministers’ Deputies
The Ministers’ Deputies are the permanent representatives of Council of Europe member states who meet regularly in Strasbourg to conduct the day-to-day work and decision-making of the Committee of Ministers.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Advocate Depute Target entity description: An Advocate Depute is a Scottish prosecutor, typically an experienced advocate, appointed to conduct serious criminal cases in the High Court of Justiciary on behalf of the Crown.
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A.
Advocate
Advocate is a title for God the Holy Spirit that emphasizes His role in supporting, guiding, and interceding for believers.
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B.
Advocate General
An Advocate General is a senior legal advisor to the Court of Justice of the European Union who delivers independent, non-binding opinions to assist the judges in reaching their decisions.
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C.
Deputy Speaker
The Deputy Speaker is a senior parliamentary official in Sri Lanka who presides over sessions of the Parliament in the absence of the Speaker and assists in maintaining order and procedure.
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D.
Counsel General
The Counsel General is the Welsh Government’s chief legal adviser and a senior law officer responsible for representing and advising Wales on legal matters.
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E.
Ministers’ Deputies
The Ministers’ Deputies are the permanent representatives of Council of Europe member states who meet regularly in Strasbourg to conduct the day-to-day work and decision-making of the Committee of Ministers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish legal office
ⓘ
legal profession role ⓘ |
| actsOnBehalfOf | Lord Advocate ⓘ |
| alternativeLanguageName | Neach-tagraidh-lagha (Scottish Gaelic, generic for advocate/prosecutor) ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Lord Advocate ⓘ |
| authoritySource | Crown authority ⓘ |
| belongsToBranch | criminal justice system of Scotland ⓘ |
| canAppearBefore |
appeal court of the High Court of Justiciary
ⓘ
linked to:
High Court of Justiciary
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| duty |
act in the public interest
ⓘ
ensure fair trial ⓘ |
| employer | Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service ⓘ |
| handles |
High Court appeals
ⓘ
High Court trials ⓘ serious criminal cases ⓘ solemn procedure cases ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Scotland ⓘ |
| languageOfOffice | English ⓘ |
| legalField | criminal law ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Scottish legal system ⓘ |
| mayBe |
ad hoc
ⓘ
full-time ⓘ |
| notRole | defence lawyer ⓘ |
| officeType | appointed office ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | conduct serious criminal prosecutions ⓘ |
| professionalCommunity | Scottish Bar ⓘ |
| relatedOffice |
Advocate
ⓘ
Procurator Fiscal ⓘ Solicitor General for Scotland ⓘ |
| represents | Crown ⓘ |
| requires | legal training in Scots law ⓘ |
| requiresQualification | membership of the Faculty of Advocates ⓘ |
| responsibility |
advise on prosecution of serious crime
ⓘ
conduct preliminary hearings ⓘ conduct sentencing hearings ⓘ present evidence for the Crown ⓘ |
| roleInSystem | public prosecution service ⓘ |
| sector | public sector ⓘ |
| subClassOf |
Crown prosecutor
ⓘ
advocate ⓘ |
| typicalBackground | experienced advocate ⓘ |
| typicalCourt | High Court of Justiciary ⓘ |
| worksWith |
Procurator Fiscal
ⓘ
linked to:
Procurators fiscal
police ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Advocate Depute Description of subject: An Advocate Depute is a Scottish prosecutor, typically an experienced advocate, appointed to conduct serious criminal cases in the High Court of Justiciary on behalf of the Crown.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.