Crown Prosecution Service
(缩略词： CPS)
- (in England and Wales) an independent organization which decides whether cases brought by the police proceed to the criminal court. Its head is the Director of Public Prosecutions, with each region having its own Chief Crown Prosecutor.（英格兰和威尔士的）检察署（对由警方提起的诉讼案件是否要交由刑事法庭处理作出决定的独立机构; 其领导人为检察总长, 每个地区都有自己的检察长）。