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
There are multiple definitions - click on the translation that matches your context.
- acción particular
- acción popular
- acción privada
- acusación particular
- acusación popular
- acusación privada
- querella privada
private prosecution means:
acusación popular
full
private prosecution
noun
Definitions of private prosecution
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.