DPP
noun [ S ] UK uk/ˌdiː.piːˈpiː/ us/ˌdiː.piːˈpiː/
（英国的）刑事检控专员（Director of Public Prosecutions 的缩写）
abbreviation for Director of Public Prosecutions; the lawyer who works for the UK government and decides if someone formally accused of committing a crime should be made to appear in a law court
Yesterday the DPP was forced to issue a statement defending the prosecution. 昨天，刑事检控专员被迫发表声明，为检方辩护。
A man in his 40s was arrested and later released, and a file has been sent to the DPP. 一名40多岁的男子受到逮捕，随后释放，相关档案已送至刑事检控专员处。
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- Critics say the DPP's aim is for Parliament to make assisted suicide legal.
- The DPP had recommended that the case was suitable to be sent forward to the Circuit Court.
- Directions from the DPP are also being sought in three further sets of nonrelated alleged offences.