Freedom of speech 2

libel

a piece of writing that contains bad and false things about a person:

She threatened to sue the magazine for …….

extort

to get something by force or threats:

He was part of a plot to …….. money from his brother.

dismantl

to get rid of a system or organization, usually over a period of time:

set about ………….ing the Voice of America for being "anti-Trump" and "radical”

coerce

to persuade someone forcefully to do something that they are unwilling to do

I don’t think anybody should be ………ed into leaving.

purge

to get rid of something unwanted, harmful, or evil:

Roman Catholics go to confession to …….. their souls/themselves (from/ofsin).

The new state governor has promised to ……. the police force of corruption.

outlet

• a way in which emotion or energy can be expressed or made use of:

Her work provided no …… for her energies and talents.

• an organization that broadcasts programmes or publishes news:

News …… are sensitive to charges of bias.

She made her displeasure known to every media …… that would listen.

withdraw

to take or move out or back, or to remove:

The UN has ……….. its troops from the country.

air

to make opinions or complaints known to other people:

He'll …. his views on the war, whether people want to listen or not.

investigation

the act or process of examining a crime, problem, statement, etc. carefully, especially to discover the truth:

An ………… has been under way for several days into the disappearance of a 13-year-old boy.

yank

to suddenly remove someone or something:

I was …….ed out of school and forced to go to work.

revoke

to say officially that an agreement, permission, a law, etc. is no longer in effect:

The authorities have ………ed their original decision to allow development of this ruralarea.

winnow

to reduce a large number of people or things to a much smaller number by judging their quality:

The six architects chosen to compete for the commission were ………….ed from an original list of 27.

degenerate

bad or worse in quality or character, or (of a person) morally bad:

He was a lazy, ……………. young man.

iteration

iteration — repetition of a process or action, usually to improve or refine something.

• This is the final ………. of the project.

• The product improved with each ……….

deranged

deranged — mentally disturbed, irrational, or behaving in a wild, abnormal way

• The attacker was described as …………..

• That plan sounds completely …………..

endorse

to make a public statement of your approval or support for something or someone:

The Council is expected to ……….. the committee's recommendations.

tortious

civil wrong (not a crime) that causes harm and leads to legal liability.

• The court found the company’s actions ………...

shun

to avoid something:

She has …….ed publicity since she retired from acting.

teeth

effective force or power:

This committee can make recommendations but it has no real ……..

merger

a situation when two or more companies, organizations, departments, etc. join together:

The boards finally approved the ……… between the two energy groups.