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criminal procedure

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The legal process for adjudicating claims that someone has violated criminal law.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: law

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12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 刑事訴訟程序 /刑事诉讼程序 (xíngshì sùsòng chéngxù) — legal process
  • Czech: trestní řízení — legal process
  • Dutch: strafprocedure — legal process
  • Finnish: rikosasiain oikeudenkäyntimenettely — legal process
  • Finnish: rikosprosessi — legal process
  • Finnish: rikosoikeudenkäynti — legal process
  • German: Strafverfahren — legal process
  • German: Strafprozess — legal process
  • Hungarian: büntetőeljárás — legal process
  • Indonesian: hukum acara pidana — legal process
  • Russian: уголо́вный проце́сс (ugolóvnyj procéss) — legal process
  • Swedish: kriminalprocess — legal process