4 Steph. Comm. 297. These important statutes amount to a codification of the modern criminal law of England.—Criminal letters. In Scotch Jaw. A process used as the commencement of a criminal proceeding, in the nature of a summons issued by the lord advorate or his deputy. It resembles a criminal information at common law.—Criminal vroceeding. QOne instituted and conducted for the purpose either of preventing the commfrsion of crime. or for fixing the gnilt of a crime already committed and punishing the offender; ar distingnisked from a “civil” proceeding, which is for the redress of a nrivate injury. vT. S. v. Tee Hnen (PD. C.) 118 Fed. 442: Sevjer v. Washineton County Justices. Peck (Tenn.) 334: People v. Ontario County. 4 Denio (N. Y.) 260.—Criminal procedure. The method pointed out by law for the anprehension, trial. or prosecution, and fixing the punishment, of those persons who have breken or violated. or are supposed to have broken or violated, the laws prescribed for the reeulation of the conduct of the peonle of the commnnity. and who have thereby laid themselves liable to fine or imprisonment or other punishmeut. 4 Amer. & Eng. Enc. Law, 730.—Criminal process. Process which issues to compel a perzon to answer for a crime or misdemeanor.