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Public prosecutor

Public prosecutor, means a Public Prosecutor or an Additional Public Prosecutor or a Special Public Prosecutor appointed under s. 28

Sanction

from failure to comply with law, rule or order, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1341. Sanction, for prosecution is a weapon to ensure dis-couragement of frivolous and vexatious prosecu-tion and is a safeguard for the innocent

Information

[Freedom of Information Act, 2002 (5 of 2003), s. 2(d)] Means a formal criminal charge made by a prosecutor without a grand-jury indictment. The information is used to prosecute misdemeanors in most states. About half the States

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Vexatious indictments

conspiracy, indecent assault or certain other misdemeanours therein named, should be presented to a grand jury, unless the prosecutor had been bound over by recognizance to prosecute, or unless the person accused had been committed to or

Traversing Indictment

as to the traverse of indictments in cases of misdemeanour, and provides, by s. 27, that no person prosecuted shall be entitled to traverse or postpone the trial of any indictment found against him at any session

Sue

Sue, mean 'to sue' signify not only 'to prosecute' but also 'to defend' or 'to do something' which the law requires for the better prosecution or defence

Replevin

distress or taking, in an action of replevin to be forthwith commenced by him against the distrainer, and prosecuted with effect and without delay either in the County Court or in the High Court, and to restore

Recognisance

act, as if he, or the party for whom he is surety, shall appear at the assizes to prosecute a person, or to come up for judgment when called upon, or shall prosecute an appeal, or shall

Prosecution

Prosecution, a proceeding either by way of indict-ment or information, in the criminal courts, in order to put an

Prefer

Prefer, means to bring before; to prosecute; to try; to proceed with. Thus, preferring an indictment signifies prosecuting or trying an indictment, Black's Law Dictionary.

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