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PROCUREUR MINISTERE PUBLIC [1 record]

Record 1 2006-09-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Penal Law
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Legal Profession: Organization
CONT

Prosecutor. A public official who prepares and conducts the prosecution of persons accused of crime. ... In the enforcement of laws, the prosecutor has the responsibility of making a decision of who (sic) and when to prosecute ...

OBS

Not necessarily a lawyer.

OBS

The provincial prosecutors are usually called Crown prosecutors.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit pénal
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Organisation de la profession (Droit)
CONT

Le procureur général, de même que son mandataire, le procureur de la Couronne, représente la Souveraine dans la poursuite des crimes.

OBS

Même si «prosecutor» se rend par «poursuivant» dans quelques lois du Canada, ce terme ne sert pas dans le cas du «Crown prosecutor», qui n'est pas nécessairement un avocat.

Spanish

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