Criminal Letters
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
In Scotch law. A summons issued by the lord advocate or his deputies as the means of commencing a criminal process. It differs from an indictment, and is like a criminal information at common law.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
(Scotch) A prosecution similar to one upon an information.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
In Scotch law. A process used as the commencement of a criminal proceeding, in the nature of a summons issued by the lord advocate or his deputy. It resembles a criminal information at common law.
Defined under Criminal in Black's Law Dictionary.