Definition

1. Noun:
   • Prosecutorial Office / Prosecutor's Office: A state agency responsible for exercising the power to prosecute and supervise judicial activities within a legal system. It represents the state in criminal proceedings, ensuring the law is applied correctly and uniformly.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Viện kiểm sát đã ra cáo trạng đối với bị can. (The Prosecutor's Office has issued an indictment against the accused.)
  • Công tố viên thuộc Viện kiểm sát nhân dân tối cao. (The prosecutor belongs to the Supreme People's Procuracy.)
  • Viện kiểm sát có quyền kháng nghị bản án. (The Procuracy has the right to appeal the court verdict.)

Advanced Usage

• "Viện kiểm sát nhân dân": People's Procuracy. This is the official title of the prosecutorial agency in Vietnam, organized at different levels (e.g., district, provincial, supreme).
  • Viện kiểm sát nhân dân huyện thụ lý vụ án. (The District People's Procuracy accepted the case.)

Variants and Related Words

• Kiểm sát viên (n): Prosecutor, a legal officer who works for the Procuracy.

  • Kiểm sát viên trình bày lời luận tội. (The prosecutor presented the closing argument.)

• Công tố (n): Prosecution. This refers to the function and activity of prosecuting.

  • Viện kiểm sát thực hiện chức năng công tố. (The Procuracy performs the prosecution function.)

Synonyms

• Procuracy: The office or function of a public prosecutor.
• Public Prosecutor's Office: An agency that prosecutes criminal cases on behalf of the state.

Related Terms

• Tòa án (n): Court. The judicial body that adjudicates cases, distinct from but working alongside the Procuracy.
  • Viện kiểm sát chuyển hồ sơ sang Tòa án. (The Procuracy transferred the case file to the Court.)