Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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advocatus

[latin "advocate"] 1. roman law. a legal adviser; a person who assists clients with cases before judicial tribunals. cf. causidicus. 2. hist. the patron who has an advowson; patronus. - also termed advowee; avowee. see advowson. 3. hist. a person called on by another to warrant a title.

advocatus fisci

[latin] roman law. an official responsible for rep-resenting the emperor in cases involving the public fisc.