Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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continuation | Yes | No | No | No |
prosecution | Yes | No | No | No |
continuation (noun) | prosecution (noun) |
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the act of continuing an activity without interruption | the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior |
the consequence of being lengthened in duration | the continuance of something begun with a view to its completion |
a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive a line as continuing its established direction | the lawyers acting for the state to put the case against the defendant |
a part added to a book or play that continues and extends it |