criminal prosecutions
Felony court cases
Criminal prosecutions are legal proceedings in which the government brings formal charges against a person or entity accused of committing a crime.
Unlike civil cases where private parties sue each other, criminal prosecutions are initiated by prosecutors acting on behalf of the state, seeking penalties that may include fines, probation, or imprisonment.
The phrase emphasizes the adversarial nature of the process: the state prosecutes while the defendant mounts a defense.
The district attorney announced criminal prosecutions against three corporate executives.
- exculpatory evidenceProof of innocence
- pleaFormal request or defense
- juryLegal decision-making body
- court of lawJudicial body for disputes
- witness standPlace for giving testimony
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criminal prosecutionscivil lawsuits
Non-criminal court proceedings
civil litigation · civil proceedings · civil actions · civil suits · arbitration
criminal prosecutionsdropped charges
acquittals · non-prosecution · looking the other way · turning a blind eye
criminal prosecutionsimpunity
Freedom from consequences
amnesty · pardons · immunity from prosecution · getting away with it · sovereign immunity
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