Sentence examples for A procurator general from inspiring English sources

From 1722, moreover, there was a procurator general keeping watch over the daily work of the Senate and its chancellery and acting as "the eye of the sovereign".

The Department of the Procuracy of the Ministry of Justice, headed by a republican Procurator General, was responsible for limiting the powers of the Procurator General.

After studying law at Padua and earning a reputation as an advocate, Farinacci entered papal service under Clement VIII and was procurator general to Paul V. A staunch churchman, Farinacci upheld the inviolability of the confessional seal (i.e., the guarantee that a confession is between the confessor, the priest, and God alone) against all theories of state necessity.

He had received what he described as a "racketeering letter, a discredit to the state," from the Russian procurator general, accusing him of paying $140 million less than fair value for one of the jewels of his empire, Norilsk Nickel, among the world's biggest nickel producers and the largest producer of palladium.

Catherine II issued a directive in 1764 stating that the procurator general and his staff were to supervise the execution of the laws in the provinces, ensure justice, and prevent abuses.

On the accession of Emperor Paul I (1796), Kurakin was appointed procurator general of the Senate, a post as close as possible in the Russian system of that time to that of prime minister.

The third system for ensuring administrative legality, called the Procuracy, was founded in Russia by Peter the Great in 1722, who intended it to be the "eye of the tsar". Catherine II issued a directive in 1764 stating that the procurator general and his staff were to supervise the execution of the laws in the provinces, ensure justice, and prevent abuses.

The Senate was also involved albeit indirectly in coordination, mainly because its procurator general, Prince Aleksandr A. Vyazemsky, held the office for a quarter of a century with the full trust of the empress.

He has made contact with the Swiss procurator general's office, which is plowing through a huge investigation into Russian companies registered in the country -- in particular those controlled or created by Berezovsky.

Later I learned that he was Roman A. Rudenko, Procurator General of the U.S.S.R. and after World War H the chief prosecutor for the Soviet Union in the Nazi war crimes trials at Nurem berg.

After three years in the Home Office, Juliet was appointed Treasury solicitor and procurator general.