Speaking With Prosecutor
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910)
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
A kind of imparlance, allowed in English practice, where the court permits a defendant convicted of a misdemeanor to speak with the prosecutor before judgment is pronounced; if the prosecutor declares himself satisfied, the court may infiict a trivial punishment. It applies chiefly to offences affecting the individual, as battery, etc. 4 Steph. Com. 209.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A method of compounding an offense, allowed in the English practice, where the court permits a defendant convicted of a mlsdemeanor to speak with the prosecutor before judgment is pronounced; if the prosecutor declares himself satisfied, the court may inflict a trivial punishment. 4 Steph. Comm. 261.