procurador

solicitor

noun proh-koo-rah-DOHR Rare

Origin: From Latin procurator ('manager, agent').

Also means

procurator

Usage Note

Procurador in the Spanish legal system is a licensed court representative (procurador de los tribunales) who formally files documents and represents parties before courts — distinct from the abogado (lawyer) who argues the case. The feminine is procuradora. In historical contexts it also means a representative in older legislative bodies (e.g. the Francoist Cortes).

Examples

"El procurador presentó los documentos ante el juzgado."

Natural Translation

The solicitor submitted the documents to the court.

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