Process which issues to compel a person to answer for a crime or misdemeanor. … [Read more...]
CROCKARDS, CROCARDS
A foreign coin of base metal, prohibited by statute 27 Edw. I. St. 3, from being brought into the realm. 4 Bl. Comm. 98; Crabb, Eng. Law, 176. … [Read more...]
CRIMINAL PROSECUTION
An action or proceeding instituted in a proper court on behalf of the public for the purpose of securing the conviction and punishment of one accused of crime. … [Read more...]
CROFT
A little close adjoining a dwelling-house, aud inclosed for pasture and tillage or any particular use. Jacob. A small place fenced off in which to keep farm cattle. Spelman. The word is now entirely obsolete. … [Read more...]
CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY
A defendant's mental capacity to understand the charges brought against them as well as any consequences of their actions. Also may refer to the liability in criminal law rsulting from one's actions. … [Read more...]