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Tuongvan Posted 18 years ago
Legal Studies

procuracy ?

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00I read in the Vietnamese newspapers the following sentences , but I don't understand the meaning of the word 01b00PROCURACY02b00 although I have consulted many dictionaries.I wonder whether the newspapers used the word wrongly or not . Please help me understand the its meaning and point out any mistakes (if the word was used wrongly ) 02br
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001/ He is the head of the People's01b00 Procuracy02b00 Department 02br
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002/ 01b00Procuracy 02b00Kim Chi was removed from the investigation team in gambling and corruption at PMU18 because he was a friend of the manager of PMU 18 .02br
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00 Note : Kim Chi : proper name ; PMU 18 : name of a project management unit where corruption occured )02br
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00Thank you in advance0-
  

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0Hi,02br
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00Have a look at this information about China's legal system.02br
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0Thank you Clive . 02br
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00 I understand the so-called people's procuracy , but I wonder whether they are right when saying 01b00procuracy Kim Chi02b00 was removed.....Does the word procuracy also mean a member or an official of the procuracy department ? Could you help me with this ?02br
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0Hi, 02br
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00A person working in a Procuracy would normally be called a Procurator.02br
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00Clive0-
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0 I think that in English this might be more properly called the "Prosecutor's Office" and that the title would be "Prosecutor Kim Chi"02br
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00The newspaper probably did a more or less literal translation from the original language.0-
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0Yes, it is an analogous public office called in other states "the Public Prosecution" or "the Crown Prosecution". 02br
00The word procuracy is derived from Latin word 01i00procuratio 02i00which means administration. But generally it means an office of public plaintiff in criminal proceedings.02br
00Word "procurator" is also an official title for pr
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0Hi,02br
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00I thought about the term 'Public Prosecutor', but I'm not so sure that is the focus of the Procuracy office as described here.02br
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01cite10Clive12cite10The focus seems to be less on prosecuting members of the public than on supervising the police and other government departments.12br
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10Perhaps someone who lives in a country with a Procuracy might comment further.12br
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10As I've already mentioned, the n
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0Hi again,02br
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01b00Is it common to use the word "procuracy" in English?02b02br
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00I would say definitely not.02br
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00Clive0-
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