- 〔刑事上の〕prosecution, indictment
起訴する indict ((a person for murder));charge ((a person with murder));file formal charges ((against a person for murder))
- 彼は収賄で起訴された
- He was 「prosecuted for [indicted for/charged with] taking bribes.
- 検察官はパイロットの起訴を見送った
- The public prosecutor decided not to press charges against the pilot.
- 大陪審は株式ブローカーを起訴した
- The grand jury returned an indictment against the stock broker.
- 起訴状an indictment
- 起訴猶予にする
- shelve an indictment/decide not to prosecute [bring charges]/《口》 drop the case
- 彼は起訴猶予になった
- His indictment was shelved./The charges against him were dropped.