prosecution

English Thesaurus

1. the continuance of something begun with a view to its completion (noun.act)

hypernym	:	continuance, continuation,
definition	:	the act of continuing an activity without interruption (noun.act)

2. the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior (noun.act)

hypernym	:	action, action at law, legal action,
definition	:	a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong (noun.act)

hyponym	:	double jeopardy,
definition	:	the prosecution of a defendant for a criminal offense for which he has already been tried; prohibited in the fifth amendment to the United States Constitution (noun.act)

part meronym	:	trial,
definition	:	(law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law (noun.act)

domain category	:	jurisprudence, law,
definition	:	the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group)

3. the lawyers acting for the state to put the case against the defendant (noun.group)

hypernym	:	accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection,
definition	:	several things grouped together or considered as a whole (noun.group)

4. the continuance of something begun with a view to its completion (noun.act)

derivation	:	engage, prosecute, pursue,
definition	:	carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in (verb.social)

derivation	:	act on, follow up on, pursue,
definition	:	carry further or advance (verb.social)

5. the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior (noun.act)

antonym	:	defence, defense, demurrer, denial,
definition	:	a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him (noun.act)

derivation	:	prosecute,
definition	:	bring a criminal action against (in a trial) (verb.social)

derivation	:	prosecute,
definition	:	conduct a prosecution in a court of law (verb.social)

6. the lawyers acting for the state to put the case against the defendant (noun.group)

antonym	:	defence, defense, defense lawyers, defense team,
definition	:	the defendant and his legal advisors collectively (noun.group)

7. the continuance of something begun with a view to its completion (noun.act)

derivation	:	engage, prosecute, pursue,
definition	:	carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in (verb.social)

derivation	:	act on, follow up on, pursue,
definition	:	carry further or advance (verb.social)

8. the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior (noun.act)

antonym	:	defence, defense, demurrer, denial,
definition	:	a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him (noun.act)

derivation	:	prosecute,
definition	:	bring a criminal action against (in a trial) (verb.social)

derivation	:	prosecute,
definition	:	conduct a prosecution in a court of law (verb.social)

9. the lawyers acting for the state to put the case against the defendant (noun.group)

antonym	:	defence, defense, defense lawyers, defense team,
definition	:	the defendant and his legal advisors collectively (noun.group)