Criminal case
Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Black's Law Dictionary
An action, suit, or cause instituted to punish an infraction of the criminal laws.
State v. Smalls, 11 S. C. 279; Adams v. Ashby, 2 Bibb. (Ky.) 07; U. S. v. Three Tons of Coal, 28 Fed. Cas. 149; People v. Iron Co.., 201 111. 236, 66 N. E. 349.