Sentence examples for private prosecutor from inspiring English sources

His pledge to respect the law of the land proved to be no more than meaningless words as he went on the rampage against the judiciary and appointed a public prosecutor that people nicknamed the "private prosecutor".

The tests a Crown prosecutor must apply in deciding whether to pursue a prosecution (ie whether there is a realistic prospect of conviction and whether prosecution is in the public interest) do not apply to a private prosecutor.

First, a private prosecutor does not have any of the powers of the police to seize evidence or question suspects, and he or she has no right of access to statements, evidence, or other documents held by the CPS.

It was not long before a private prosecutor tried to issue a summons against the author of The Satanic Verses to attend, at the Old Bailey, his trial for blasphemous libel.

Virgin, acting as a private prosecutor, then sought confiscation of the profits of the crime – which goes to the state – and compensation for its loss, to go to the company, which a Met team assessed.

In this instance, because the attorney general and the public prosecutors are now involved it was open to do a deal with the private prosecutor, involving money, and lots of it, along with undertakings about child custody.

Spain's tax authorities originally accused the bank of fraud during 1992 - and, although they dropped the charges, the case was taken up by private prosecutors.

Under the ancient English system, criminal prosecutions were instituted at the suit of private prosecutors, to which the King lent his name in the interest of the public peace and good order of society.

The private prosecutors sat at a long table in front of the judge's bench, between the government's prosecution team and the defense lawyer, Garcia-Flores.

On Feb. 5, the group met to form a "Final Plan," and the next day, Abdelgany allegedly told his fellow protesters to keep their plans private, prosecutors said.

The operation grossed up to $30,000 a month, including proceeds from an out-call service, in which prostitutes with telephone beepers were sent to private homes, prosecutor Norman Montrose said.