nnoun.actthe institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behaviorTopic:jurisprudencelaw
Synset:criminal prosecution
Antonyms:defense
Derivationally Related Form:prosecute
Part Holonyms:trial
Hypernyms:action action at law legal action
Inherited Hypernyms:prosecutionlegal actionproceedingdue processgroup actionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:prosecutionlegal actionproceedingdue processgroup actioneventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:double jeopardy
Full Hyponyms:double jeopardy
nnoun.groupthe lawyers acting for the state to put the case against the defendantAntonyms:defense
Hypernyms:accumulation aggregation assemblage collection
Inherited Hypernyms:prosecutioncollectiongroupabstractionentity
nnoun.actthe continuance of something begun with a view to its completionSynset:pursuance
Derivationally Related Form:pursueprosecute
Hypernyms:continuance continuation
Inherited Hypernyms:pursuancecontinuanceactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity