Term: defense: a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
Candidate hypernym: due process: (law) the administration of justice according to established rules and principles; based on the principle that a person cannot be deprived of life or liberty or property without appropriate legal procedures and safeguards → 1
Candidate hypernym: coup de theatre: a dramatic surprise → 0
Candidate hypernym: hand: physical assistance → 0
Candidate hypernym: misreading: misinterpretation caused by inaccurate reading → 0
Candidate hypernym: laser: an acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation; an optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light → 0
Candidate hypernym: sirenidae: sirens → 0
Candidate hypernym: ambrosia: fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut → 0
Candidate hypernym: oleaceae: trees and shrubs having berries or drupes or capsules as fruits; sometimes placed in the order Oleales: olive; ash; jasmine; privet; lilac → 0
Candidate hypernym: hanging: a form of capital punishment; victim is suspended by the neck from a gallows or gibbet until dead → 0
Candidate hypernym: psammoma: a tumor derived from fibrous tissue of the meninges or choroid plexus or certain other structures associated with the brain; characterized by sandlike particles → 0
Candidate hypernym: sannyasi: a Hindu religious mendicant → 0