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ACCUSATORY CHARGE [1 record]

Record 1 2015-03-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Penal Law
  • Rules of Court
DEF

A formal accusation that a person has committed a specific crime.

OBS

charge: term reproduced from the Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit pénal
  • Règles de procédure
DEF

Action de déférer à la justice un individu qui a commis un délit prévu au code pénal.

OBS

Le terme «inculpation» est employé dans le Code criminel pour désigner l'accusation ou les accusations portées contre une personne dans la dénonciation ou l'acte d'accusation. Il correspond en anglais à «charge».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho penal
  • Reglamento procesal
OBS

acusación; cargo; imputación: términos reproducidos del Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos con la autorización de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra.

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