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prosecution the prosecution: the side of a legal case which argues that a person who is accused of a crime is guilty : the lawyer or lawyers who prosecute someone in a court case: the act of doing or continuing to do something
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guilty adjective, guiltier, guiltiest. 1. having committed an offense, crime, violation, or wrong, especially against moral or penal law; justly subject to a certain accusation or penalty; culpable: The jury found her guilty of murder. 2. characterized by, connected with, or involving guilt: guilty intent.
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crime crime. n. a violation of a law in which there is injury to the public or a member of the public and a term in jail or prison, and/or a fine as possible penalties.he term offence, also, may be considered as, having the same meaning, but is usually, by itself, understood to be a crime not indictable but punishable, summarily, or by the forfeiture of, a penalty.
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Penalties Law and Legal Definition Penalties Law and Legal Definition. A penalty may be civil or criminal. Upon conviction of a crime, a person may be ordered to pay monetary fines or restitution, or forfeit property. A penalty may also be a period of incarceration. Criminal penalties are often based upon classification of crimes, such a misdemeanors and felonies.
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Glossary of Terms Commonly Used in Court 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. Adjudicate - To pass on judicially, to decide, settle, or decree. Admissible - Pertinent and proper to be considered in reaching a decision.
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- charged with a crime, wrongdoing, fault, etc.: the accused boy. a person or persons charged in a court of law with a crime, offense, etc. (often preceded by the).
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Malicious Prosecution Malicious Prosecution. Filing a civil or criminal lawsuit for an improper purpose(civil) or without probable cause (criminal). If a wrongful prosecution ends in the defendant's favor, the defendant can sue the plaintiff for the wrong he has suffered. Related Products.
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Criminal defense lawyer Plea agreements, when made, can be characterized as either charge agreements (often involving a less serious charge), sentencing agreements (involving a lesser sentence), or both. Criminal defense lawyers are typically defending people with misdemeanor or felony charges. A misdemeanor generally refers to criminal activity that is punishable by one year or less in the local jail. A felony typically refers to criminal activity that is punishable by more than one year in the prison system.
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Glossary of Legal Terms Noun. 1. accused-a defendant in a criminal proceeding. defendant, suspect-a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused.
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Malicious Prosecution An action for damages brought by one against whom a civil suit or criminal proceeding has been unsuccessfully commenced without probable cause and for a purpose other than that of bringing the alleged offender to justice. An action for malicious prosecution is the remedy for baseless and malicious litigation.It is not limited to criminal prosecutions but may be brought in response to any baseless and malicious litigation or prosecution, whether criminal or civil.n action for malicious prosecution is the remedy for baseless and malicious litigation. It is not limited to criminal prosecutions but may be brought in response to any baseless and malicious litigation or prosecution, whether criminal or civil.
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prosecution Definition of prosecution. 1 : the act or process of prosecuting; specifically : the institution and continuance of a criminal suit involving the process of pursuing formal charges against an offender to final judgment.
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penalty penalties. 1  1 : the suffering in person, rights, or property that is annexed by law or judicial decision to the commission of a crime or public offense trespassing forbidden under penalty of imprisonment.
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Criminal Offenses What is a crime? A criminal offense is broadly defined as an act which violates state or federal law. For criminal offenses committed in the United States, the prosecution must prove that the accused committed the “guilty act” (actus reus) while having a “guilty mind” (mens rea) or intention to commit the act.
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- The Defendant is the person charged or accused of something. In a criminal case, they are charged with violating one or more laws. In a civil case, they are accused of some kind of wrongdoing. It may be a breach of contract, performing some act that caused the other person to incur a loss, or failing to act in a responsible or timely matter which caused some loss or injury to the other party.
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prosecutor prosecutor. PROSECUTOR, 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 his deputy. 3.
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- Felony. A serious crime, characterized under federal law and many state statutes as any offense punishable by death or imprisonment in excess of one year.
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conviction Conviction. The outcome of a criminal prosecution which concludes in a judgment that the defendant is guilty of the crime charged. The juncture of a criminal proceeding during which the question of guilt is ascertained.
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- 1 [uncountable, countable] the process of trying to prove in court that somebody is guilty of a crime (= of prosecuting them); the process of being officially charged with a crime in court Prosecution for a first minor offence rarely leads to imprisonment. He threatened to bring a private prosecution against the doctor.
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malicious prosecution MALICIOUS PROSECUTION, or MALICIOUS ARREST, torts, or remedies. These terms import a wanton prosecution or arrest, made by a prosecutor in a criminal proceeding, or a plaintiff in a civil suit, without probable cause, by a regular process and proceeding, which the facts did not warrant, as appears by the result. 2. This definition will be analysed by considering, 1.
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Translations for malicious prosecution In some jurisdictions, the term malicious prosecution denotes the wrongful initiation of criminal proceedings, while the term malicious use of process denotes the wrongful initiation of civil proceedings.
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- electrocuting. 1  transitive verb. 2  1 : to execute (a criminal) by electricity. 3  2 : to kill by electric shock.
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conviction Definition of conviction. 1  1 : the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law. 2  2a : the act of convincing a person of error or of compelling the admission of a truthb : the state of being convinced of error or compelled to admit the truth. 3  3a : a strong persuasion or beliefb : the state of being convinced.
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offense of·fense. n. 1. a. The act of causing anger, resentment, displeasure, or affront. b. The state of being offended. 2. a. A violation or infraction of a moral or social code; a transgression or sin.
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prosecution Definition of prosecution. 1  1 : the act or process of prosecuting; specifically : the institution and continuance of a criminal suit involving the process of pursuing formal charges against an offender to final judgment. 2  2 : the party by whom criminal proceedings are instituted or conducted. 3  3 obsolete : pursuit.
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punish Punish, correct, discipline refer to making evident public or private disapproval of violations of law, wrongdoing, or refusal to obey rules or regulations by imposing penalties. To punish is chiefly to inflict penalty or pain as a retribution for misdeeds, with little or no expectation of correction or improvement: to punish a thief.