action vs prosecution

prosecution vs action

action and prosecution both are nouns.

action is a verb but prosecution is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
action	Yes	No	Yes	No
prosecution	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, prosecution is a hyponym of action; that is, prosecution is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than action:

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

Other hyponyms of action include antitrust case, civil action, counterclaim, custody case, lis pendens, criminal prosecution, test case, test suit.

action (noun)	prosecution (noun)
the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field	the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior
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	the continuance of something begun with a view to its completion
something done (usually as opposed to something said)	the lawyers acting for the state to put the case against the defendant
a military engagement
an act by a government body or supranational organization
the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism
In firearms terminology, the mechanism that handles the ammunition (loads, locks, fires, and extracts the cartridges).
the trait of being active and energetic and forceful
the series of events that form a plot
a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
the state of being active

action (verb)	prosecution (verb)
put in effect
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against

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