information A pleading; a step by which certain civil and criminal proceedings are commenced. In Chancery proceedings on behalf of the Crown the information was the statement of facts offered by the Attorney General to the court. In the Exchequer Division there was a proceeding under the equitable jurisdiction of the court to recover damages or money due to the Crown and known as the English Information. The more usual form or proceeding by the Crown to recover a debt was by way of Latin Information on the Revenue side of the Kings Bench Division. Latin Informations and English Informations were abolished by the Crown Proceedings Act 1947 (UK) (Sched. 1).
See Also: Statutory Definition