Comparative law notes
brought on behalf of one or more individual citizens or on behalf of a legal entity, not necessarily having any connection to the victim
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private prosecution means:
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brought on behalf of one or more individual citizens or on behalf of a legal entity, not necessarily having any connection to the victim
a prosecution for a criminal offence brought by a private person and not by the state
She took out a successful private prosecution against her stepfather for assault.