prosecution

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noun

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

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  pursuance, criminal prosecution
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  defense, defence, defense team, defense lawyers, denial, demurrer