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> I don't know anything about UK law, but what on earth is a "private prosecution"? The same thing it is in the United States. When you're taken to court by s
by JohnHaugeland 4y ago
> I don't know anything about UK law, but what on earth is a "private prosecution"?
The same thing it is in the United States. When you're taken to court by something other than the state.
If Kentucky sues you, it's a public prosecution. If I sue you, it's a private prosecution.
Google could have explained this.
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> In USA you have a criminal prosecution brought by the state.
Not usually, no.
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> Anything else would be a civil lawsuit
A private prosecution is a civil lawsuit if it's a lawsuit.
Not all prosecutions are lawsuits. If I take you to court for breaking a contract, your private prosecution will be a lawsuit. If I take you to court for shooting me, it will be different.
- mardifoufs 4y agoBut that would be a civil suit right? There's no private prosecution that can ask for a prison sentence and no way for you to pursue criminal charges against me directly. Which is what's happening here.
- VWWHFSfQ 4y agoI'm not sure what you're trying to say but it doesn't really address any part of the question. You're talking about civil lawsuits vs criminal prosecutions? > > In USA you have a criminal prosecution brought by the state. > Not usually, no. Yes always, yes.