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Director of Public Prosecutions (oh) and hill (iou)


Director of Public Prosecutions (oh)



the DPP in the legal system of England and Wales, the lawyer whose job it is to decide whether or not a person should be charged with a crime, in cases where it is not clear. There is a similar official in Scotland called the procurator fiscal.

hill (iou)



hill verb2. M16.
[from HILL noun, in branch II infl. by HILL verb1.]
I. verb intrans. Ascend; rise in or on a slope. Only in M16.
verb trans. Form into a hill; heap up. L16.
verb trans. Surround with hills; cover with hills. rare. E17.
verb intrans. Of ruffs: assemble on rising ground at the breeding season. L18.
II.
verb trans. Bank up (plants) with soil. L16.