Prosecute - Law Dictionary Search Results
Home Dictionary Name: prosecuteLimitation of actions and prosecutions
Limitation of actions and prosecutions. By various statutes, of which the first was 21 Jac. 1, c. 16, the (English) Limitation Act, 1623, and the principal succeeding ones, the Real Property Limitation Act, 1833 (3 & 4 Will. 4, c. 42), the (English) Civil Procedure Act (3 & 4 Will. 4, c. 27) [see Read v. Price, (1909) 2 KB 724], and 37 & 38 Vict. c. 57, the (English) Real Property Limitation Act, 1874, certain periods are fixed within which, upon the principle Interest reipublic' ut sit finis litium, particular actions must be brought or proceedings taken.In the case of simple contract the remedy on the contract is barred, leaving the creditor free to enforce his claims by other means which may be still available, such as enforcing a lien, subsequent acknowledgment by the debtor or appropriation of payments, but not by way of set-off (9 Geo. 4, c. 14, s. 3). In regard to land, the right to it is destroyed after the statutory period and neither re-entry nor acknowledgment after the laps...
prosecute
prosecute -cut·ed -cut·ing [Latin prosecutus, past participle of prosequi to pursue] vt 1 : to institute and carry forward legal action against for redress or esp. punishment of a crime 2 : to institute and carry on a lawsuit with reference to [every action shall be prosecuted in the name of the real party in interest "Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 17(a)"] vi : to institute and carry on a civil or criminal action pros·e·cut·able [prÄ -si-kyü-tə-bəl] adj ...
Regular Cadre of Prosecuting Officers
Regular Cadre of Prosecuting Officers, means a Cadre of Prosecuting Officer which includes therein the post of a Public Prosecutor, by whatever name called, and which provides for promotion of Assistant Public Prosecutors by whatever name called, to that post. [Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), s. 24(6). Expln. (a) (Prov)]...
prosecuting attorney
prosecuting attorney : an attorney who represents the government in instituting and proceeding with criminal actions : district attorney ...
prosecuting witness
prosecuting witness see witness ...
prosecutive
prosecutive : of or relating to prosecution [ function] ...
Prosecutable
Capable of being prosecuted liable to prosecution...
Director of Public Prosecutions
Director of Public Prosecutions. See PUBLIC PRO-SECUTOR....
Prosecuted
Prosecuted, is comprehensive enough to take in a prosecution before an authority other than a Magisterial or a Criminal Court, Thomas Dana v. State of Punjab, AIR 1959 SC 375: 1959 Cr LJ 392....
Prosecuting officer
Prosecuting officer, means a person, by whatever name called, appointed to perform the functions of a public prosecutor, an Additional Public Prosecutor or an Assistant Public Prosecutor under this Code. [Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), s. 24(6) (Exp-b) (prev.)]...
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