CRIMINAL
Categories: Criminal Law
Definition (1910 Edition)
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Code Cal. § 683. A criminal action is (1) an action prosecuted by the state as a party, against a person charged with a public offense, for the punishment thereof; (2) an action proseeuted by the state, at the instance of an individual. to prevent an apprehended crime, against his person or property. Code N. C. 1888, § 129.
Code Cal. § 683. A criminal action is (1) an action prosecuted by the state as a party, against a person charged with a public offense, for the punishment thereof; (2) an action proseeuted by the state, at the instance of an individual. to prevent an apprehended crime, against his person or property. Code N. C. 1888, § 129.
Source: Black's Law Dictionary, 2nd Edition (1910) — Public Domain.
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