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Criminal information

Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Black's Law Dictionary

A formal accusation of crime, differing from an indictment only in that it is preferred by a prosecuting officer instead of by a grand jury.

U. S. v. Borger (C. C.) 7 Fed. 193 ; State v. Barrell, 75 Vt. 202, 54 Atl. 183, 98 Am. St. Rep. 813.

Information in the nature of a quo warranto

A proceeding against the usurper of a franchise or office. See Quo Warranto. -