| NOUN | act | criminal prosecution, prosecution | the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior |
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| Meaning | The institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior. | |
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| Synonym | prosecution | |
| Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
| Part of | trial | (law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law |
| Narrower | double jeopardy | The prosecution of a defendant for a criminal offense for which he has already been tried |
| Broader | legal action, action, action at law | A judicial proceeding brought by one party against another |
| Opposite | defense, defence, denial, demurrer | A defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him |
| Spanish | causa, juicio, proceso | |
| Catalan | causa, procés | |
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