Insight Advanced "Unit 2 - 2C" Vocabulary

to defend

Verb

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to not let any harm come to someone or something

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The brave soldier defended the country during the battle.

The superhero was determined to defend the city from villains and threats.

Grammatical Information:

transitive

defendant

noun

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a person in a law court who is sued by someone else or is accused of committing a crime

plaintiff

to testify

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to make a statement as a witness in court saying something is true

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testimony

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a formal statement saying something is true, particularly made by a witness in court

to plead

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to state in a court of law, in front of the judge and the jury, whether someone is guilty or not guilty of a crime

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linking verb

to confess

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to admit, especially to the police or legal authorities, that one has committed a crime or has done something wrong

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to jeopardize

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to put something or someone in danger

Grammatical Information:

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jeopardy

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in the risk of being harmed, damaged, or destroyed

to penalize

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to impose a punishment on someone for a wrongdoing or violation

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penalty

noun

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a punishment given for breaking a rule, law, or legal agreement

to prosecute

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to try to charge someone officially with a crime in a court as the lawyer of the accuser

defend

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prosecution

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the process of bringing someone to court in an attempt to prove their guilt

defense

to absolve

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to release someone from blame, guilt, or obligation, clearing them of any wrongdoing

blame

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acquittal

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an official judgment in court of law that declares someone not guilty of the crime they were charged with

conviction

to acquit

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to officially decide and declare in a law court that someone is not guilty of a crime

convict

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to implicate

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to involve or suggest someone's participation or connection in a crime or wrongdoing

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to exonerate

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to clear someone from blame or responsibility for a wrongdoing or crime, often through evidence

convict

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to remand

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to send a case back to a court of lower authority for additional reconsideration or review

to convict

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to announce officially that someone is guilty of a crime in a court of law

acquit

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to detain

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to officially hold someone in a place, such as a jail, and not let them go

free

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to release

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to let someone leave a place in which they have been confined or stuck

confine

Grammatical Information:

transitive

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