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 another person who has the power to represent him as prescribed in sections 4, 5, and 6;

“public prosecutor” means an official who has the duty to charge an alleged offender before a court, whether he be a public official in the Public Prosecution Department or a different official having the same power;

“inquiry official” means an official in whom the law vests the power and duty to conduct an inquiry;

“complaint” means an allegation which is made by an injured person before an authority according to the provisions of this Code, stating that a person, whether or not known, has committed an offence, thereby causing injury to the injured person, and which is made with the intention to have the offender punished;

“denunciation” means an allegation which is made by another person than the injured person before an authority, stating that a person, whether or not known, has committed an offence;

“criminal warrant” means an imperative document which is issued in accordance with the provisions of this Code, ordering an authority to arrest, detain, imprison, or release an alleged offender, accused, or prisoner,