Prosecute

Prosecute
to initiate a legal proceeding right from charging the defendant and leading to the trail and judgement. Normally the state (government) charges the defendant on behalf of the plaintiff, prosecuting the defendant for the crime.

PROSECUTE
To bring judicial proceedings against a person and to administer them until the conclusion of the court proceedings. Lawyers are hired by the government to administer the prosecution of criminal charges in the courts.

Prosecute: To bring a criminal case against someone to court.
Prosecution: (1) Arguments put forward in an attempt to prove that a criminal charge is true. (2) The lawyer who presents the case against the accused in a trial.

prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
public defenders (or defense attorney): Represent defendants who can't afford an attorney in criminal matters. Return to Top ...

Prosecute: To proceed and to maintain a legal action, such as a prosecuting attorney who tries in court to prove an accused person to be guilty; to attempt to enforce by legal action.
Prosecution: Following an established procedural process.

Prosecute: To carry on a case or judicial proceeding. To proceed against a person criminally.
Prosecutor: Also called the state's attorney. Represents the state in a criminal case against a defendant.

prosecute
v. 1) in criminal law, to charge a person with a crime and thereafter pursue the case through trial on behalf of the government. 2) to conduct any legal action by a lawyer on behalf of a client, including both civil and criminal cases, ...

prosecute, prosecution To pursue an action in court; usually used in reference to criminal cases, which are sometimes called prosecutions.

prosecute: To charge someone with a crime and then try them for it in court. A prosecutor (also called "prosecuting attorney") tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.

(Law) One who prosecutes or sues another.
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His duties are to prosecute in the name of the United States, but he shall so far consider himself as counsel for the prisoner, after the prisoner shall have made his plea, as to object to leading questions to any of the witnesses, ...

Expanded Legal Definition of Criminal HarassmentCriminal Law That body of the law that deals with conduct considered so harmful to society as a whole that it is prohibited by statute, prosecuted and punished by the government.

Civil law actions are prosecuted by private actors, individuals or legal entities and punish wrongdoers by making them pay other individuals or legal entities for their injuries.

For example, diplomats enjoy "diplomatic immunity" which means that they cannot be prosecuted for crimes committed during their tenure as diplomat.

Factory and Mines Departments, respectively, of the Home Office, and to their task they were empowered to bring all the authorities and powers which they possessed in virtue of the acts under which they are appointed; these inspectors thus prosecute ...

Election by the Crown The procedure by which the Crown decides to prosecute a "hybrid" offence as a summary conviction or as an indictable offence.

nolle prosequi - A formal entry upon the record, by the a plaintiff in a civil suit, or, more commonly, by the prosecuting attorney in a criminal action, by which he declares that he "will no further prosecute" the case, ...

"The effect of a retainer to prosecute or defend a suit," says Professor Greenleaf; Ev. vol. ii. §141; "is to confer on the attorney all the powers exercised by the forms and usages of the courts, in which the suit is pending.

Homosexual (male to male) sodomy between consenting adults has also been found a felony but increasingly is either decriminalized or seldom prosecuted.

Contact your local law enforcement agency and report the crime if you wish to have it prosecuted. Be aware that the crime may be reported by another person who witnessed the crime or if you are seriously injured.

After 1984 videotape sellers were more likely to be prosecuted under the Video Recordings Act rather than the OPA. The VRA requires that all videos must have a certificate from the BBFC.

: the prosecution of a person for an offense for which he or she has already been prosecuted -
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United States Attorney - A federal district attorney appointed by the President to prosecute for all offenses committed against the United States; ...

com"attorney appointed by the President to prosecute for all offenses committed against the United States; ...

Vexari. Latin. To shake: to molest, annoy, trouble, prosecute, vex.
Nemo debet bis vexari pro uno et eadam causa. No person should twice be prosecuted for one and the same cause. No person shall be twice put in jeopardy.

nolle prosequiI won't prosecute this"
nolo contenders"I will not contest it."
nominal partyOne who is joined as a party or defendant merely because the technical rules of pleading require his presence in the record.

COUNTY ATTORNEY: The prosecutor for most major criminal offenses. City attorneys prosecute lesser offenses, such as misdemeanors. The attorney general’s office will also prosecute certain cases, such as implied consent proceedings.

Compounding A Felony The decision by a victim of a crime to not prosecute the crime (by refusing to cooperate with the police or prosecuting attorney) or to hamper the prosecution, in exchange for money payment or other recompense.

action: a civil judicial proceeding whereby one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or prevention of a wrong; requires service of process on adversary party or potentially adversary party ...

In many states, adultery is technically a crime, though people are rarely prosecuted for it. In states that have retained fault grounds for divorce, adultery is always sufficient grounds for a divorce.

A lawyer appointed by the President in each judicial district to prosecute and defend cases for the federal government. The U.S. Attorney employs a staff of Assistant U.S. Attorneys who appear as the government's attorneys in individual cases.

ACTION - Proceeding in a court by which one party prosecutes another for the enforcement or protection of a right, or the redress or prevention of a civil wrong.

Nolle prosequi - The State Attorney declines to prosecute but may still initiate prosecution within one year.
Nolo contendere - A person neither admits nor denies the charges, letting them stand as is.
Non-jury trial - A case tried by a judge.

Parties: The persons or entities who prosecute or defend a lawsuit.

Election: The choice by the applicant of the invention to be prosecuted and, hence, the claims to be examined.

Out-of-Pocket Expenses
Costs necessarily incurred to prosecute a civil case or to protect rights or property pending a court's determination.

U.S. attorney: A lawyer appointed by the President in each judicial district to prosecute and defend cases for the federal government.

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rico (racketeer influenced and corrupt organization act) A federal (or state) law designed to investigate, control and prosecute organized crime, and to combat the infiltration of organized crime into legitimate business.

It hears witnesses against the accused, and if 12 jurors believe that there is sufficient evidence to prosecute, an indictment or the like is presented.

United States Attorney - Lawyer appointed by the President in each judicial district to prosecute and defend cases for the federal government.

Term: Out-Of-Pocket Expenses
Definition: Costs necessarily incurred to prosecute a civil case or to protect rights or property pending a court's determination.

Nolle Prosequi: Decision by a prosecutor not to go forward with charging a crime. It translates "I do not choose to prosecute." Also loosely called nolle pros.

Nolle Prosequi - The prosecutor declines to prosecute, but may still initiate prosecution within the time allowed by law.

Malicious prosecution - An action instituted with intention of injuring the defendant and without probable cause, and which terminates in favor of the person prosecuted.
Malpractice - Any professional misconduct.

Abbreviation for "assistant state attorney." An assistant state attorney, acting on behalf of the State Attorney, represents the state and prosecutes criminal violations of the law.
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GRAND JURY: A group of citizens convened in a criminal case to consider the prosecutor's evidence and determine whether probable cause exists to prosecute a suspect for a felony.
GRANTOR: The person who sets up a trust.

Criminal law
That body of the law that deals with conduct considered so harmful to society as a whole that it is prohibited by statute, prosecuted and punished by the government.

Director of Public Prosecutions: Independent official who decides whether to prosecute in criminal cases and in whose name all criminal prosecutions are taken.
Discovery: Sworn disclosure of documents and records.

Many acts can subject a defendant to both civil and criminal actions. For example, a defendant who commits certain kinds of fraud may be prosecuted by the government and put in jail, and may also be sued by the victim for money damages.

See also: Law, State, Court, Person, Right