follow-up
followup
reexamination
review | a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment |
| follow-through | carrying some project or intention to full completion, I appreciated his follow-through on his promise |
| follow-through | the act of carrying a stroke to its natural completion, his follow-through was straight down the line toward the target, squash can be dangerous if your opponent has a long follow-through |
| follow-up followup | an activity that continues something that has already begun or that repeats something that has already been done |
| follow-on | an immediate second innings forced on a cricket team scoring a prescribed number of runs fewer than its opponents in the first innings |
crime
offense criminal offense
criminal offence
offence law-breaking | (criminal law) an act punishable by law, usually considered an evil act, a long record of crimes |
| crime | an evil act not necessarily punishable by law, crimes of the heart |
| Had crime | (Islam) serious crimes committed by Muslims and punishable by punishments established in the Koran, Had crimes include apostasy from Islam and murder and theft and adultery |
sexual assault
sexual abuse
sex crime
sex offense | a statutory offense that provides that it is a crime to knowingly cause another person to engage in an unwanted sexual act by force or threat, most states have replaced the common law definition of rape with statutes defining sexual assault |
| Tazir crime | (Islam) minor crimes committed by Muslims, crimes that are not mentioned in the Koran so judges are free to punish the offender in any appropriate way, in some Islamic nations Tazir crimes are set by legislation |
statutory offense
statutory offence
regulatory offense
regulatory offence | crimes created by statutes and not by common law |
| vice crime | a vice that is illegal |
| victimless crime | an act that is legally a crime but that seem to have no victims, he considers prostitution to be a victimless crime |
| war crime | a crime committed in wartime, violation of rules of war |
offense
offence
offensive | the action of attacking an enemy |
discourtesy
offense offence offensive activity | a lack of politeness, a failure to show regard for others, wounding the feelings or others |
follow-up
followup | a piece of work that exploits or builds on earlier work, his new software is a follow-up to the programs they started with |
| crime wave | a sudden rise in the crime rate |
umbrage
offense
offence | a feeling of anger caused by being offended, he took offence at my question |
offense
offence | the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score |
organized crime
gangland
gangdom | underworld organizations |
syndicate crime syndicate
mob family | a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities |
United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention
DCCP | an agency of the United Nations that promotes drug control and crime prevention |
United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
Centre for International Crime Prevention | the United Nations office responsible for crime prevention and criminal justice and law reform |
confederate collaborator henchman
partner in crime | someone who assists in a plot |
| crime rate | the ratio of crimes in an area to the population of that area, expressed per population per year |
keep up
keep abreast follow | keep informed, He kept up on his country's foreign policies |
follow
conform to | behave in accordance or in agreement with, Follow a pattern, Follow my example |
| follow up | increase the effectiveness or success of by further action, The doctor followed up the surgery with radiation |
stick to
stick with
follow c | keep to, Stick to your principles, stick to the diet |
follow through
follow up
follow out
carry out
implement
put through
go through | pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue, Did he go through with the treatment?, He implemented a new economic plan, She followed up his recommendations with a written proposal |
| follow e | grasp the meaning, Can you follow her argument?, When he lectures, I cannot follow |
trace
follow | follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something, We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba , trace the student's progress |
| follow through | carry a stroke to natural completion after hitting or releasing a ball |
play along
accompany
follow | perform an accompaniment to, The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano |
take after
follow | imitate in behavior, take as a model, Teenagers follow their friends in everything |
| follow travel along | travel along a certain course, follow the road, follow the trail |
| follow | to travel behind, go after, come after, The ducklings followed their mother around the pond, Please follow the guide through the museum |
pursue
follow d | follow in or as if in pursuit, The police car pursued the suspected attacker, Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life |
surveil
follow d survey d | keep under surveillance, The police had been following him for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the bombing |
adopt follow
espouse | choose and follow, as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans, She followed the feminist movement, The candidate espouses Republican ideals |
pursue follow up on
act on | carry further or advance, Can you act on this matter soon? |
succeed come after
follow | be the successor (of), Carter followed Ford, Will Charles succeed to the throne? |
be
follow | work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function, He is a herpetologist, She is our resident philosopher |
watch
observe
follow watch over
keep an eye on | follow with the eyes or the mind, Keep an eye on the baby, please!, The world is watching Sarajevo, She followed the men with the binoculars |
comply
follow
abide by | act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes, He complied with my instructions, You must comply or else!, Follow these simple rules, abide by the rules |
| follow b | adhere to or practice, These people still follow the laws of their ancient religion |
| follow | accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of, Let's follow our great helmsman!, She followed a guru for years |
| come follow | to be the product or result, Melons come from a vine, Understanding comes from experience |
| follow suit | do what someone else is doing |