Procure is a term that is usually used in the judicial field.
Procure is a verb derived from the Latin word procurare that has several meanings. It can be the action of achieving, obtaining or buying something .
For example: "I'm going to try to get a place in the first rows to watch the concert comfortably" , "Don't worry, Juan said he's going to provide us with shelter for the journey" , "We need the police to ensure security." outside the premises .
Carrying out certain actions so that what is announced or mentioned comes to fruition can also be called trying: "Try to do what I asked you before midnight if you don't want to have problems," "Our government will try to ensure that the province is always safer» , «Providing a healthy life is essential» .
Pursue in the field of law
The activity carried out by a solicitor is known as procuring . In the field of law , the attorney is the one who has the power to represent a party before a court within the framework of a judicial process.
In Spain , there is the function of court attorney . This is a legal representative who directs the link between people and the courts or tribunals . For this purpose, it analyzes notifications and writings and can request modifications when it notices an error.
The court attorney must also inform his client about the development of the judicial process, send the corresponding writings to the other party and execute judicial resolutions. Because they are agents of authority , notifications from attorneys generate full legal effects.
Whoever is in charge of prosecuting different issues has the position of attorney.
A role in Spanish parliamentarism
The role of attorney in the Cortes belongs to Spanish parliamentarism and represents a tradition of government control, legislative activity and political representation that dates back to the Old Regime and the medieval Cortes. This is the person they designate or choose to represent various communities in the Cortes.
Especially in the Cortes of the Old Regime, but also in the old ones of Castile , it was common to call someone who represented the towns and cities a procurator and who could be common , noble or ecclesiastical . As a curious fact, the term attorney stopped being used in the second half of the 19th century but was recovered during the Franco era through the Constitutive Law of the Cortes .
Other authorities with the function of procuring
Attorney General of the United States
This position has the duty to argue before the Supreme Court on behalf of the Government when it participates in a case. His work is carried out in the Department of Justice and his appointment is made by the President and ratified by the Senate. It should be noted that in the United States there is no higher position for a lawyer.
Common Attorney
In the autonomous community of Castilla y León , in Spain , the Ombudsman is called the Common Attorney . Among its functions is defending the fundamental rights of the people, supervising public powers when it is believed that they may violate them and maintaining control of the administration. The term of office is 5 years and for the election the Cortes Attorneys carry out a vote.
Once again, it can be seen that in the attributions of this position there are concepts that could be taken as synonyms of procuring; for example, " ensure the defense of the fundamental rights of the people" and " ensure that public powers do not violate them."
Attorney General
In several Latin American countries, there is a position called Attorney General , which belongs to the Department of Justice or the Ministry whose functions revolve around defending public interests and protecting the rights of the people. Its powers vary depending on the country: while in certain cases it is equivalent to the role of the Common Prosecutor , in others it must coexist with a Prosecutor General and perform tasks more similar to those of a State Attorney or the Ombudsman .