Problem: Sentence1: The news spread rapidly through the medical profession.
Sentence2: His conduct is against the established practices of the legal profession.
Q: Does the term profession mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer: the same meaning

Problem: Sentence1: Not a breath of scandal ever touched her.
Sentence2: The child's breath came quickly and unevenly.
Q: Does the term breath mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Problem: Sentence1: Fall prey to an imposter.
Sentence2: Her hair fell across her forehead.
Q: Does the term fall mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Problem: Sentence1: The Academy of Music.
Sentence2: The French Academy.
Q: Does the term academy mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer:
different meanings