the Crown Prosecution Service
/ðə ˌkraʊn ˌprɒsɪˈkjuːʃn sɜːvɪs/
/ðə ˌkraʊn ˌprɑːsɪˈkjuːʃn sɜːrvɪs/
(abbreviation the CPS)
- an independent government organization started in 1986 that decides whether a person should be charged with a crime in a court of law in England or Wales. Before 1986, the police made this decision themselves. The person in charge of the Crown Prosecution Service is the Director of Public Prosecutions.
皇家检察署：成立于1986年的独立政府组织，负责决定是否应该在英格兰或威尔士的法庭上起诉某人。1986年之前，警察自己做出了这一决定。皇家检察署负责人是公诉主任。