entitled
given the right to have or do something
virtue
behavior showing high moral standards; an advantage or good thing
by virtue of
because of, as a result of
conceive
to bring a thought or idea into being; imagine
egalitarian
believing that all people are equally important and should have the same rights and opportunities in life
abuse
to use something for the wrong purpose in a way that is harmful or morally wrong
conquer
take control or possession of foreign land, or a group of people, by force
violate
break or act against sth, especially a law, agreement, principle, or something that should be treated with respect
enumerate
name things separately, one by one
proclaim
announce sth publicly or officially
rage
happen in a strong or violent way
fashion
create sth, using the hands or the imagination
interference
an occasion when sb tries to interfere in a situation; obstruction
bribery
an attempt to make sb do sth for you by giving the person money, presents, or sth else that they want
outbreak
a time when sth suddenly begins, especially a disease or sth else dangerous or unpleasant
assembly
a group of people, especially one that meets regularly for a particular purpose, such as government, or, more generally, the process of coming together, or the state of being together
abolition
the act of ending an activity or custom officially
preamble
an introduction to a speech or piece of writing; sth that happens before or leads to sth else
cuneiform
a form of writing used for over 3,000 years until the 1st century BC in the ancient countries of Western Asia
decree
an official statement that sth must happen
charter
a formal statement of the rights of a country's people, or of an organization or a particular social group, that is agreed by or demanded from a ruler or government
storming
the sudden forceful attack and capture of a building or other place by troops
provision
a statement in an agreement or a law that a particular thing must happen or be done
scourge
sth or sb that causes great suffering or a lot of trouble
constituional
allowed by or contained in a constitution
smouldering
burning slowly with smoke but no flame; continuing and likely to become worse
judicial
relating to the legal system
eligible
having the necessary qualities or fulfilling the necessary conditions
distinctive
easy to recognize because it is different from other things
smuggling
the act or process of taking things or people to or from a place secretly and often illegally
magistrate
a person who acts as a judge in a law court that deals with crimes that are less serious
blackmail
the act of getting money from people or forcing them to do sth by threatening to tell a secret of theirs or to harm them
bail
an amount of money that a person who has been accused of a crime pays to a law court so that they can be released until their trial
remand
to send someone accused of committing a crime away from court until their trial begins
money laundering
the crime of moving money that has been obtained illegally through banks and other businesses to make it seem as if the money has been obtained legally
sentence
decide and say officially what a punishment will be
behind bars
in prison
banned
not allowed; forbidden
remand in custody
hold a person in custody until the time of their trial
spate
a larger number of events than usual, especially unpleasant ones, happening at about the same time
defendant
a person in a law case who is accused of having done sth illegal
lodge (a claim, complaint, protest, etc.)
make an official complaint about sth
appeal
a request made to a court of law or to sb in authority to change a previous decision
arrest
bring into custody; to use legal authority to catch and take sb to a place where the person may be accused of a crime
possession
ownership
acquitted of
freed from; released from
acquit
decide officially in a law court that sb is not guilty of a particular crime
defraud
take or keep sth illegally from sb by deceiving the person
curb
control or limit sth that is not wanted
crack down on
start dealing with bad or illegal behaviour in a more severe way
sway
persuade sb to believe or do one thing rather than another
futile
useless; pointless
remorse
a feeling of sadness and being sorry for sth you have done
manslaughter
the crime of killing a person when the killer did not intend to do it or cannot be responsible for his or her actions
libel
sth written or published that makes false or unfair statements that are likely to damage the reputation of a person or organization
arson
the criminal act of deliberately setting fire to property
shoplifting
the act of stealing goods from a shop
reckless
careless; without caution
computer hacking
the use of technology to gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on a computer system
fraud
the crime of obtaining money or property by deceiving people
tax evasion
ways of illegally paying less tax than you should
arsonist
a criminal who illegally sets fire to property
fraudster
someone who gets money by deceiving people
shoplifter
someone who steals from shops
distress
make someone feel very upset or worried
sawn-off shotgun
a shotgun with most of the barrel cut off
point-blank
aimed or fired directly at from a close position
common-law wife/husband
someone who is not officially a wife or husband but is considered to be one because she or he has been living with their partner for a long time
prosecution
the lawyers in a court case who represent the side that accuses sb of committing a crime
premeditated
considered beforehand, deliberately planned
compassion
a strong feeling of sympathy and sadness for the suffering or bad luck of others and a wish to help them
retire
leave a room or group of people and go somewhere quiet or private
cherish
feel or show affection toward sth
ultimately
finally; after a series of things have happened
grim
worrying, without hope
petty
not important, not worth giving attention to
impose
officially force a rule, tax, punishment, etc. to be obeyed or received
blackmailer
a person who threatens to tell a harmful secret about another person in order to try to force them to do sth
hacker
a person who uses computers to gain unauthorized access to data
crush
press sth very hard so that it is broken or its shape is destroyed
track sb down
find sb after a long search
release
give freedom or free movement to sb or sth
take over
begin to have control of sth
confront
face, meet, or deal with a difficult situation or person
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