common informer
common informer 一般起诉人 在法律规定任何人都有权为获得对罪犯判处的罚金而起诉的情况下，为获得该罚金或其部分而对犯罪人提起诉讼者。英国1951年的《一般起诉人法》〔Common Informers Act〕废止了由一般起诉人提起诉讼的做法。美国一些司法区规定此种诉讼可以由州总检察长代表州提起，也可以由一般起诉人提起。
COMMON INFORMER
common informer
common informer. A person who sues to recover a penalty in a penal action. • In some jurisdictions, such an action may be instituted either by the attorney general on behalf of the state or by a common informer. See INFORMER; penal action under ACTION(4).