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Simple English definitions for legal terms

prosecution

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A quick definition of prosecution:

Prosecution: When someone is accused of doing something wrong, the government can start a legal process called prosecution. This means they are trying to prove that the person did the bad thing and should be punished. The person in charge of starting the prosecution is called a prosecutor or district attorney. During the trial, the prosecutor presents their case to show that the person is guilty. When they are done, they say "the prosecution rests." Prosecution can also refer to the process of getting a patent, which is a legal way to protect an invention.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Prosecution refers to the act of initiating a criminal charge against someone. This can happen when an indictment or information is filed, a complaint is filed charging a misdemeanor or infraction, the defendant is arraigned on a complaint that charged the defendant with a felony, or an arrest warrant or bench warrant is issued. The government agent responsible for initiating a prosecution is called a prosecutor or district attorney.

For example, in California, the district attorney is the public prosecutor who attends the courts and initiates and conducts all prosecutions for public offenses. During a trial, the prosecution refers to the government's side, which tries to establish the defendant's guilt. When the prosecutor presents their entire case, they may say "the prosecution rests."

Prosecution can also refer to the process of obtaining a patent. This involves submitting a patent application and going through a series of steps to obtain a patent. If the application is rejected, the applicant can continue the prosecution of their application by addressing the reasons for the rejection and providing additional information or references.

Examples:

  • John was arrested for stealing a car, and the district attorney decided to initiate a prosecution against him.
  • The prosecution presented evidence that the defendant was at the scene of the crime, but the defense argued that the evidence was circumstantial.
  • After receiving notice of rejection for his patent application, Tom decided to continue the prosecution of his application by addressing the reasons for the rejection.

In the first example, the district attorney is initiating a prosecution against John for stealing a car. In the second example, the prosecution refers to the government's side during a trial. In the third example, prosecution refers to the process of obtaining a patent.

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20:50
-- as an undergrad
crabapple
20:51
@llama: There was one guy who did it successfully last year, I'll see if I can find the post for you. Absolutely not a normal practice though -- nor should it be!
crabapple
20:52
Imagine if you were trying to apply to law school and half the seats were already taken by schmucks from last year's waitlist
20:52
@crabapple: I would LOL. Real shyster move tho, you rite.
20:53
@Arianq4: 1. Move. 2. Pursue other, non legal work, then take a year after UG to work if u wish
20:54
A shyster: is a person who is dishonest or unethical, especially in the practice of law. The term is often used as a derogatory term for lawyers. pinnacle word choice imo.
@crabapple: mich puts it out as an option and said in a waitlist session this year that they want to take more people than normal this way due to app volume
it makes sense for me because I got a new opportunity for a year and figured it wouldn't hurt to ask
was there a vandy wave today? seems like a small one
crabapple
22:26
Oh okay my bad I have never been waitlisted at umich so I wouldn’t know how they do that splish
hey guys
do you think a low gpa automatically disqualifies you
from good law schools
tonkatruck
23:36
no
omelette
0:08
define "good law school:
omelette
0:09
there are plenty of "good" regional non-T14 law schools by employment standards. but i assume u mean T14 or T20
0:46
@ReadyThinWerewolf: Yeah, I mean you got like Berk this year that hasn't dipped under 3.6. Some are like that.
0:46
nm they dipped under for like idk 10 fucking people.
0:46
Yeah, if you dont have at least a 3.7 it means you fucked around and didn't try hard in undergrad.
0:48
Here we will do Yale. 3 people got in lower than a 3.75. So yeah, some schools are practically unreachable without some insane soft if you don't have a good gpa.
@ReadyThinWerewolf: Depends on what you consider a good school and low GPA. For t14, usually but not necessarily. As another said, some schools are very likely a no-go, like Yale and Berk. But Stanford can be a bit of an outlier. But if you’re talking a really low GPA, then you have to reset your expectations and focus on a regional school that will get you what you want
At Berkeley, for instance, a low GPA is essentially an auto-R. They only accept one or two sub 3.0 GPAs a year
2:02
They got a lawyer on next level chef this season. Nice: https://tubitv.com/tv-shows/200189786/s04-e02-home-chef-auditions
2:19
Oh lmfao that's the only episode he is on. R.I.P. Brooklyn State prosecutor.
Does a finding of misconduct and irregularity prevent someone from being a lawyer
2:58
Probably not
3:00
I know a guy who was straight up texting during the LSAT and he is fine. Went to law school last year. Guy probably should not be going to law school but I tutored him so now he is.
Thank you, did lsac find out about it
The texting
i hate this cycle :(
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