Prosecution is the act of bringing a lawsuit to the court according to law and requesting the court to hear a specific case. The prosecution of criminal cases lies in asking the court to convict and sentence the defendant through trial, and the filing of criminal incidental civil action lies in asking the court to investigate the defendant's economic compensation responsibility through trial.
Prosecution must be carried out by citizens or legal persons who have the right to sue in a court with jurisdiction according to law. In China, the prosecution of criminal cases mainly refers to the prosecution of people's procuratorates. Only when the complaint is handled and other minor criminal cases do not need to be investigated can the victim or his legal representative file a private prosecution. Civil actions incidental to criminal proceedings can be brought by the victim and his legal representative, or by the people's procuratorate and the infringed legal person.