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Vindictive prosecution

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-005168

A prosecution initiated by the government in retaliation for a defendant's exercise of a legal right. This occurs when a prosecutor increases the severity of charges or brings new charges solely to punish a defendant for asserting their constitutional or statutory rights. Courts may dismiss charges if vindictive prosecution is proven.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-005168
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "definition": "A prosecution initiated by the government in retaliation for a defendant's exercise of a legal right. This occurs when a prosecutor increases the severity of charges or brings new charges solely to punish a defendant for asserting their constitutional or statutory rights. Courts may dismiss charges if vindictive prosecution is proven.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/vindictive-prosecution/"
}

Record 5,299 of 5,441 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.