criminal prosecution

Noun

Meaning

the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

prosecution proceedings criminal procedure criminal court civil procedure criminal suit criminal charge prosecutions criminal action criminal complaint criminal liability criminal proceeding criminal indictment criminal lawsuit criminal matters
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Antonyms

defense legal action civil suit civil action civil procedure civil trial
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Hypernyms

action legal action action at law

Hyponyms

double jeopardy

Examples

"Criminal prosecution has been launched for the crime of spreading a contagious disease," the police wrote. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

criminal proceeding criminal proceeds criminal process criminal prosecutor criminal psychologist criminal psychology