Procureur

In French law. An attorney; one who has received a commission from another to act on his behalf. There were in France two classes of procureurs: Procureurs ad negotia, appointed by an individual to act for him in the administration of his affairs; persons invested with a power of attorney; corresponding to "attorneys in fact." Procureurs ad lites were person appointed and authorized to act for a party /in a court of justice. These corresponded to attorneys at law (now called, in England, "solicitors of the supreme court"). The order of procureurs was abolished in 1791, and that of avoues established in their place. Mozley & W.

The French term corresponding to an attorney; one who has received a commission from another to act on his behalf. There were in France two classes of procureurs, corresponding to the two kinds of attorneys. Procureurs ad negotia, appointed by an individual to act for him in the administration of his affairs, resembled attorneys in fact, or persons invested with a power of attorney to transact ordinary business. Procureurs ad lites were persons appointed and officially authorized to act for a party in a court of justice. These corresponded to attorneys-at-law (now called, in England, solicitors of the supreme court). The order of procureurs was abolished in 1791, and that of avoue's established in their place. See Ferriere. Prooureur g^n^ral, ou imperial. An officer of the French imperial court, who, either personally or by his deputy, prosecutes every one who is accused of a crime, according to the forms of French law. His functions appear to be confined to preparing the case for trial at the assises, assisting in that trial, deof the sentence. He has a general superintendence over the officers of police and of the juges d' instruction, and he requires from the procureur du roi a general report once in every three months. His functions correspond in general character to those of the attorneygeneral of a state. Prooureur du roi. In French law, is a public prosecutor, with whom rests the initiation of all criminal proceedings. In the exercise of his office (which appears to include the apprehension of offenders), he is entitled to call to his assistance the public force (posse comitatus); and the officers of police are auxiliai-y to him. His functions correspond in general character to those of a county or district attorney.