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inmates
prisoners
to execute
kill as a legal punishment
to obtain
get sth hard to get
chamber
room with a specific purpose
allegations
claims without proof
Death Row
place where prisoners are waiting for a capital punishment
lethal
able to kill
shortage (of)
a situation in which there is not enough of something
backlog
a large number of things that you should have done before and must do now
reportedly
according to what many people say
inhumane
cruel and causing suffering to people or animals
to convict (for/of)
to decide officially in a law court that someone is guilty of a crime
tenable
(of an opinion or position) able to be defended successfully or held for a particular period of time:
state penitentiary
a state or federal prison
to take note (of)
notice, acknowledge
old adage
old saying
law-abiding citizens
citizens obeying the law
dire consequences
dreadful, horrible consequences
to make amends
to make up for sth, improve
inalienable right
a right that cannot be taken away from you
law enforcement
1) e.g. police 2) ensuring that the law is obeyed
ultimate
supreme
just
fair
in vain
hopeless
sparingly
carefully
sacrificing
letting go of
revenge
payback
threat
a risk
*deliberately
on purpose
*emphasize
stress on
volatile
short-tempered
to glare
to stare with anger
to evade a question
to avoid/dodge a question, avoid ~ eschew
maternity leave
a period in which a woman is legally allowed to be absent from work in the weeks before and after she gives birth
blatantly (rude)
in a way that is very obvious and intentional, when this is a bad thing
to see eye to eye on
to agree with sb
to retaliate (retaliation)
to fight back, revenge
to start a row
start an argument
relentlessly
non-stop, constantly
civilians
ordinary people
casualty/fatality rate
number of people who were hurt/died in war
to reconcile (reconciliation)
to make peace
retribution
punishment
to grieve
to mourn
intrinsic
key, essential
ineradicable
irremovable
disarmament
reduction of weapons
equitably
fairly
to instill sth in sb
engrave, make do
be invaded
(be in that country) to enter a country by force with large numbers of soldiers in order to take possession of it
to defend yourself
to use self-defense
to join forces
begin working in for example army
to defeat the enemy
to win against someone in a fight, war, or competition
to gain ground
to gain control over a plot of land
to lose ground
to lose control over a plot of land
tension rises
pressure increases
negotiate a ceasefire
negotiate an agreement that regulates the cessation of all military activity for a given length of time in an area
the conflict escalates
hostility becomes greater in size
fighting breaks out
the fight starts
war rages
armed conflict continues with great force or violence
be surrounded
sth is everywhere around you
be under siege for weeks
be surrounded on all sides by an opposing force on attack
run out of food
to have food shortage
become a prisoner of war
become a person who is captured and held by an enemy during war, esp. a member of the armed forces
surrender (to)
to stop fighting and admit defeat
plant a bomb
hide it somewhere so that it explodes or works there
put on trial
bring to justice, prosecute
arrest
seize (someone) by legal authority and take them into custody.
cause casualties and fatalities
cause death and harm
track down
to find something or someone after looking for it, him, or her in a lot of different places:
claim responsibility
to say publicly that you are responsible for something, especially a criminal act, even if this is not true
plot to overthrow the president
to plan to remove president from power
return to democracy
to be democratic again
seize control of the country
to get in control
suffer sanctions
suffer from an official order, such as the stopping of trade,against a country in order to make it obey international law
stage a coup
organize a coup
undermine economic stability
to destabilize economy
receive reports of human rights violations
to receive documents
seek a UN resolution
seek help from UN
withdraw troops
to remove troops
send in international troops
to intervene (military)
re-establish security
to establish security again
declare a ceasefire
reach an agreement that regulates the cessation of all military activity for a given length of time in a given area
restart negotiations
start negotiating again
sign a peace agreement
sign
begin negotiations
start negotiations
talks break down
talks don't go well, fail
achieve a resolution
to settle sth
capital punishment
death sentence
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