criminal procedure

noun

The legal process for adjudicating claims that someone has violated criminal law.

Meanings

nouncriminal procedure (plural criminal procedures)

plural criminal procedures

  1. lawThe legal process for adjudicating claims that someone has violated criminal law.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 刑事訴訟程序 /刑事诉讼程序
  • 刑事訴訟程序 /刑事诉讼程序 (xíngshì sùsòng chéngxù)legal process
Czech trestní řízení
  • trestní řízenílegal process
Dutch strafprocedure
  • strafprocedurelegal process
Finnish rikosasiain oikeudenkäyntimenettely, rikosprosessi
  • rikosasiain oikeudenkäyntimenettelylegal process
  • rikosprosessilegal process
  • rikosoikeudenkäyntilegal process
German Strafverfahren, Strafprozess
  • Strafverfahrenlegal process
  • Strafprozesslegal process
Hungarian büntetőeljárás
  • büntetőeljáráslegal process
Indonesian hukum acara pidana
  • hukum acara pidanalegal process
Russian уголо́вный проце́сс
  • уголо́вный проце́сс (ugolóvnyj procéss)legal process
Swedish kriminalprocess
  • kriminalprocesslegal process
Cite this entry
APA

criminal procedure. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/criminal%20procedure

MLA

“criminal procedure.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/criminal%20procedure. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “criminal procedure,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/criminal%20procedure.

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