Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

acusación particular

English translation:

private prosecution/private prosecutor/the counts on the indictment prepared by the private prosecu-

Added to glossary by Ana Brause
Sep 6, 2007 11:07
16 yrs ago
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Spanish term

acusación particular

Spanish to English Law/Patents Law (general) Causa penal
Lo contrario de la acusación pública o Ministerio Fiscal
Change log

Sep 6, 2007 12:35: Ana Brause changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/131817">Marta Riosalido's</a> old entry - "acusación particular"" to ""private prosecution/private prosecutor/the counts on the indictment prepared by the private prosecu-""

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private prosecution/private prosecutor/the counts on the indictment prepared by the private prosecu-

tion or the lawyers representing them (s/Alcaraz-Hughes),
saludos =o)

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Note added at 11 mins (2007-09-06 11:18:18 GMT)
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Por las dudas te transcribo lo que dice a continuación: Under the Spanish constitution, any Spanish citizen of full legal age is entitled to bring a prosecution charging the accused with an offence; this prosecution runs parallel with that brought in the normal way by the public prosecutor, and the charges made and the punishment sought need not be identical with those contended for by the public prosecutor; the private prosecution may call its own witnesses and examine both them and the witnesses called by either of the parties at the trial, which is held as a single continuous proceeding, it is thus an independent party to the proceedings; in practice, such private prosecutions (no confundir con querellas), are normally confined to cases of large-scale fraud,criminal negligence causing injury or loss, ... etc
Peer comment(s):

agree Maria Garcia : http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/section1/chapter_h.html Sobre el "private prosecution"
5 mins
Gracias María, saludos =o)
agree Edward Tully
32 mins
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