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Prosecution

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-003982

The legal process by which the state or federal government brings criminal charges against an individual or entity accused of a crime. It involves all stages from investigation and indictment to trial and sentencing. The goal of prosecution is to enforce criminal law and punish offenders.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-003982
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-003982",
  "term": "Prosecution",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "The legal process by which the state or federal government brings criminal charges against an individual or entity accused of a crime. It involves all stages from investigation and indictment to trial and sentencing. The goal of prosecution is to enforce criminal law and punish offenders.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/prosecution/"
}

Record 4,029 of 5,441 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.