criminal prosecution

Noun
  1. The institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior (synset 101200797)
    referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
    is a type of: action, action at law, legal action - a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong
    subtypes: double jeopardy - the prosecution of a defendant for a criminal offense for which he has already been tried; prohibited in the fifth amendment to the United States Constitution
    is a part of: trial - (law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law
    same as: prosecution

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