prosecution
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior
Types & categories
- legal action hypernym
- double jeopardy hyponym
Parts & wholes
- trial part holonym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
the lawyers acting for the state to put the case against the defendant
Types & categories
- collection hypernym
Related & opposite
- defense team antonym
Sense 3 noun
the continuance of something begun with a view to its completion
Types & categories
- continuance hypernym
Related & opposite
- engage derivation
- follow up on derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | demurrer |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | prosecute |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | prosecute |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | law |
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | trial |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | legal action |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | double jeopardy |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | defense team |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | collection |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | engage |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | follow up on |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | continuance |