Just Mercy vocab

Proximity

(noun): the state or condition of being near; synonym: propinquity, nearness adjacency

Litigation

(noun): the act, process or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law: the act or process of litigating, syn.: lawsuit

Punitive

(adj): inflicting, involving, or serving as punishment, syn.: disciplinary, penal, punishing, chastising

Rehabilitation

(noun): the process of restoring someone to a former state, especially after incarceration

Exoneration

(noun): the act of officially absolving someone from blame or fault, particularly in legal context

Prejudice

(noun): a preconceived opinion based on reason

Recourse

(noun) a source help or protection; a way to remedy a situation

Impunity

(noun): exemption from punishment or freedom from the injurious consequences of an action

Disproportionate

(adj): out of proportion; too large or too small in comparison to something else

Ostracism

(noun): exclusion from a society or group

Vicarious

(adj): experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person

Culpable

(adj): deserving blame or censure; guilty

Marginalization

(noun): the process of relegating a group to a lower social standing

Egregious

(adj): outstandingly bad; shocking

Exploitation

(noun): the action of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work or resources