HM Advocate
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HM Advocate is the chief public prosecutor and representative of the Crown in criminal matters in Scotland.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| HM Advocate canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7048433 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: HM Advocate Context triple: [Law Officers of the Crown, hasPart, HM Advocate]
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A.
Molly Hullis
Molly Hullis is best known as the former wife of Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb.
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B.
Laura Harris
Laura Harris is a Canadian actress known for her roles in films like "The Faculty" and TV series such as "24" and "Dead Like Me."
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C.
Miranda Frost
Miranda Frost is a duplicitous MI6 agent and Olympic fencer who serves as a key antagonist to James Bond in the film "Die Another Day."
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D.
Kita Ward
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E.
Meena Harris
Meena Harris is an American lawyer, author, and entrepreneur best known as the founder of the social justice–focused brand Phenomenal and for her activism on gender and racial equality.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: HM Advocate Target entity description: HM Advocate is the chief public prosecutor and representative of the Crown in criminal matters in Scotland.
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A.
Molly Hullis
Molly Hullis is best known as the former wife of Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb.
-
B.
Laura Harris
Laura Harris is a Canadian actress known for her roles in films like "The Faculty" and TV series such as "24" and "Dead Like Me."
-
C.
Miranda Frost
Miranda Frost is a duplicitous MI6 agent and Olympic fencer who serves as a key antagonist to James Bond in the film "Die Another Day."
-
D.
Kita Ward
Kita Ward is one of the administrative wards of Kumamoto City in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, functioning as a local government unit within the city.
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E.
Meena Harris
Meena Harris is an American lawyer, author, and entrepreneur best known as the founder of the social justice–focused brand Phenomenal and for her activism on gender and racial equality.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
public office
ⓘ
public prosecutor ⓘ |
| appearsAsPartyInCaseTitle |
Her Majesty's Advocate v [Defender]
ⓘ
His Majesty's Advocate v [Defender] ⓘ
linked to:
His Majesty's Advocate
|
| appearsBefore |
High Court of Justiciary
ⓘ
Sheriff Court ⓘ
linked to:
sheriff court
|
| associatedWith |
Scottish Government
ⓘ
Scottish courts ⓘ
linked to:
Judiciary of Scotland
|
| branchOfLaw | criminal law ⓘ |
| constitutionalStatus | Crown law officer in Scotland ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | HMA ⓘ |
| hasConstitutionalRole | conducts prosecutions on behalf of the Crown ⓘ |
| hasPower |
to discontinue criminal proceedings
ⓘ
to institute criminal proceedings ⓘ to intervene in criminal appeals ⓘ |
| hasResponsibility |
criminal justice policy advice to the Crown in Scotland
ⓘ
overall direction of public prosecutions in Scotland ⓘ |
| hasTitleStyle | His Majesty's Advocate ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin | Crown representation in the Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| isDistinctFrom |
Attorney General for England and Wales
ⓘ
Director of Public Prosecutions ⓘ |
| isHeadedBy | Lord Advocate ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service ⓘ |
| isPartyType | prosecuting authority in criminal proceedings ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Scotland ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Scottish legal system ⓘ |
| legalTradition |
Scots law
ⓘ
linked to:
Scots law (to a limited extent)
|
| officeHolderTitle | Lord Advocate ⓘ |
| represents |
public interest in criminal prosecutions
ⓘ
the Crown ⓘ |
| role |
chief public prosecutor in Scotland
ⓘ
representative of the Crown in criminal matters ⓘ |
| supervises |
Advocate Deputes
ⓘ
Lord Advocate's deputes ⓘ
linked to:
Procurators fiscal
Procurators Fiscal ⓘ
linked to:
Procurators fiscal
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: HM Advocate Description of subject: HM Advocate is the chief public prosecutor and representative of the Crown in criminal matters in Scotland.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.