criminal case
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Case Law, Black's (1910)
Definitions from Case Law
From 142 U.S. 547 - Counselman v. Hitchcock · 1892Most cited · 2,206 citing opinions
only a criminal prosecution against the witness himself, disapproved.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
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.
Defined under Criminal in Black's Law Dictionary.