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FISCALS
Noun
fiscals
plural of fiscal
Proper noun
Fiscals
plural of Fiscal
Source: Wiktionary
FISCAL
Fis"cal, a. Etym: [F. fiscal, L. fiscalis, fr. fiscus. See Fisc.]
Definition: Pertaining to the public treasury or revenue. The fiscal arreangements of government. A. Hamilton.
Fis"cal, n.
1. The income of a prince or a state; revenue; exhequer. [Obs.] Bacon.
2. A treasurer. H. Swinburne.
3. A public officer in Scotland who prosecutes in petty criminal cases; -- called also procurator fiscal.
4. The solicitor in Spain and Portugal; the attorney-general.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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