prosecution
1. the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior (Freq. 3) • Syn: criminal prosecution • Ant: defense • Derivationally related forms: prosecute • Topics: law, jurisprudence • Hypernyms: legal action, action, action at law • Hyponyms: double jeopardy • Part Holonyms: trial 2. the lawyers acting for the state to put the case against the defendant (Freq. 1) • Ant: defense • Hypernyms: collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage 3. the continuance of something begun with a view to its completion • Syn: pursuance • Derivationally related forms: prosecute, pursue (for: pursuance) • Hypernyms: continuance, continuation
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