In criminal law, and in analogous uses elsewhere, to “procure” is to initiate a proceeding to cause a thing to be done; to instigate; to contrive, bring about, effect, or cause. See U. S. v. wilson, 28 Fed. Cns. 710; Gore v. Lloyd, 12 Mees. & W. 480; Marcus v. Bernstein, 117 N. C. 31, 23 8. E. 38; Rosenberger v. State, 154 Ind. 425, 56 N. E. 914; Long v. State, 23 Neb. 33. 36 N. W. 310
Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)
