procurator fiscal
In Scotland, an officer of the sheriff court (roughly equivalent to the English county court). Appointed by the Lord Advocate, he must be a qualified advocate or solicitor. His duties include initiating preliminary investigations into criminal cases in his district, taking written statements (precognitions) from witnesses, conducting the prosecution, and conducting inquiries into sudden or suspicious deaths.

• vehicle insurance
• vehicle interference
• vendor
• venire de novo
• venture capital trust
• verdict
• vergens ad inopiam
• vertical agreements
• vest
• vested in interest
• vested in possession
• vested remainder
• vested rights
• vesting assent
• vesting declaration
• vesting deed
• vesting order
• veto
• vexatious proceedings
• viable
• vicarious liability
• vicarious performance
• vicarious responsibility
• Vice Chancellor
• victim