prosecute
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
conduct a prosecution in a court of law
Types & categories
- act hypernym
Related & opposite
- prosecution derivation
- prosecutor derivation
Sense 2 verb
bring a criminal action against (in a trial)
The State of California prosecuted O.J. Simpson
Related & opposite
- defend antonym
- prosecution derivation
- prosecutor derivation
Sense 3 verb
carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
She pursued many activities
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- pastime derivation
- pursuance derivation
- participation derivation
- pursuer derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | prosecution |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | prosecutor |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | act |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | defend |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | prosecution |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | prosecutor |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | pastime |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | pursuance |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | participation |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | pursuer |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | act |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | practice |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | close |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | politick |