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PROSECUTION

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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...]

PROPRIETY

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In Massachusetts colonial ordinance of 1741 is nearly, if not precisely, equivalent to property. Com. v. Alger, 7 Cush. (Mass.) 53, 70. In old English law. Property. "Propriety in action; propriety In possession; mixed propriety." Hale, Anal. … [Read more...]

PROSECUTOR

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(A) An attorney employed by local, state or federal government to bring and litigate criminal cases against persons charged with a crime. (B) practice. He who prosecutes another for a crime in the name of the government. 2. Prosecutors are public or private. The public prosecutor is an officer appointed by the government, to prosecute all offences; he is the attorney general or … [Read more...]

PROPRIO VIGORE

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By its own force or vigor. This expression is frequently used in construction. A phrase is said to have a certain meaning proprio vigore. … [Read more...]

PROSECUTORIAL DISCRETION

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The discretion and reasonable personal judgment of the prosecutor whether to bring a case, not bring a case or plea bargain. … [Read more...]

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