war and conflicts

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