Criminal Information
Defined in 6 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Burrill (1850)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
A criminal suit brought, without the interposition of a grand jury, by the proper officer of the king or state. Cole, Crim. Inf.; 4 Bl. Comm. 398.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
A criminal suit brought, without interposition of a grand jury, by the proper officer of the king or state. Cole, Cr. Inf.; 4 Bla. Com. 398. See Information.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
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. -
Defined under Information in Black's Law Dictionary.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A criminal suit brought, without interposition of a grand jury, by the proper officer of the king or state. Cole, Crim. Inf.; 4 Bl. Comm, 398.
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
In English criminal law. A proceeding at the suit of the king, without a previous indictment or presentment by a grand jury. 4 Bl. Com. 308. Cole on Criminal Informations.