prosecution
111flight from prosecution — The evading of the course of justice by voluntarily withdrawing one s self in order to avoid arrest or detention, or the institution or continuance of criminal proceedings, regardless of whether one leaves jurisdiction. Also comprehends continued …
112commencement of prosecution — See commence …
113criminal prosecution — An action or proceeding instituted in a proper court on behalf of the public, for the purpose of securing the conviction and punishment of one accused of crime. A proceeding instituted by the state to obtain punishment against the person charged… …
114flight from prosecution — The evading of the course of justice by voluntarily withdrawing one s self in order to avoid arrest or detention, or the institution or continuance of criminal proceedings, regardless of whether one leaves jurisdiction. Also comprehends continued …
115stifling a prosecution — Agreeing, in consideration of receiving a pecuniary or other advantage, to abstain from prosecuting a person for an offense not giving rise to a civil remedy …
116affidavit in criminal prosecution — An affidavit charging the commission of a criminal offense upon which a warrant is issued for the arrest of the accused; the equivalent of a complaint or preliminary information. 21 Am J2d Crim L § 441 …
117commencement of a prosecution — See commencement of criminal proceeding …
118institution and prosecution of action — The filing or service of a proper complaint, declaration, or petition, the service of process, or obtaining the waiver of process, to bring the parties into court, and judicial inquiry according to the rules and practice of the court. Zanesville… …
119judgment for want of prosecution — See judgment of nolle prosequi; judgment of non pros …
120merger of action in criminal prosecution — The ancient doctrine of the common law that all civil remedies in favor of one injured by a felony are merged in the felony. 1 Am J2d Actions § 45 …