检察院 (jiǎn chá yuàn) — procuratorate; people's prosecutor's office (China)
Definition
State agency that handles criminal prosecution and supervises investigations — the 'prosecutor's office' in the Chinese legal system.
noun
procuratoratepeople's prosecutor's office (China)
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Examples
- 检察院。jiǎn chá yuàn Fù zé shěn chá pī zhǔn dài bǔ hé tí qǐ gōng sù.The procuratorate is responsible for reviewing and approving arrests and initiating public prosecutions.
- 检察院。Tā xiàng jiǎn chá yuàn jǔ bào le yì qǐ tān wū àn jiàn.He reported a corruption case to the procuratorate.
- 检察院。Xīn xiū dìng de xíng shì sù sòng fǎ míng què le jiǎn chá yuàn de jiān dū zhí néng.The newly revised Criminal Procedure Law clarifies the supervisory functions of the procuratorate.
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