The name of the public officer (in several states) who is appointed in each judicial district circuit, or county, to conduct criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state or people. See District Attorney. … [Read more...]

The owner of a business. A sole proprietor is the single owner of an unincorporated business. This term is almost synonymous with "owner," (q. v.,) as in the phrase "riparian proprietor." A person entitled to a trademark or a design under the acts for the registration or patenting of trademarks and designs (q. v.) is called proprietor" of the trademark of design. … [Read more...]

This name is given to the private person upon whose complaint or Information a criminal accusation is founded and whose testimony ia mainly relied on to secure a conviction at the trial; in a more particular sense, the person who was chiefly Injured, in person or property, by the act constituting the alleged crime, (as in cases of robbery, assault, criminal negligence, … [Read more...]

An unincorporated business that is owned by one person, also known as a sole proprietorship. The law typically provides for unlimited personal liability for sole proprietorships. … [Read more...]

crim. law. The means adopted to bring a supposed offender to justice and punishment by due course of law. 2. Prosecutions are carried on in the name of the government, and have for their principal object the security and happiness of the people in general. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition In criminal law. A criminal action; a proceeding instituted and carried on by … [Read more...]