Kwiindawo ezininzi imida ye-ongabhalwanga phantsi, lamagqwetha jikelele (xhosa: lamagqwetha-jikelele) engundoqo isemthethweni unxibelelane nomcebisi kwezezimali othembekileyo urhulumente, kwaye kwezinye imida yi umsebenzi komthetho, prosecution okanye nkqu jikelele budlelwane nabanye isemthethweniSele senzo, ukuba imiqathango leyo anike personal isemthethweni iingcebiso i-jikelele abaqondisi-mthetho ingaba iyaguquguquka phakathi imida, kwaye nkqu phakathi abantu obambe isikhundla ngaphakathi efanayo kwimimandla ephantsi kolawulo lwesixeko, rhoqo ngokusekelwe inqanaba kwaye uhlobo isemthethweni amava olusemthethweni. Kwi-tradition ka-ongabhalwanga phantsi, nabani na omele urhulumente, ingakumbi kwi-prosekyusyong, ulwaphulo-mthetho, nguye lamagqwetha jikelele.
Nangona nibe designate urhulumente i esemthethweni njengoko osisigxina lamagqwetha jikelele, nabani na ngubani oza amele urhulumente ngendlela efanayo kuza, ngoko ke, kubizwa jikelele lamagqwetha. Kodwa okwangoku kusoloko kusetyenziswa igama elithi osisigxina itinilagang lamagqwetha jikelele yombuso Kukho enye i-ofisi huridiksyong zasekuhlaleni umthetho zibe cited njengoko procurator, jikelele protector, uluntu abaqondisi-mthetho, kwaye abanye.
Abaninzi ofisi isebenzisa lamagqwetha jikelele okanye lamagqwetha-jikelele njengoko isixhosa uguqulelo isihloko, nangona ngenxa ezahluka-hlukileyo imbali lemveli imeko enjalo ofisi iqhele ezahlukileyo ukususela attorneys-jikelele kolawulo ongabhalwanga phantsi.
