English Vocab Quiz #3
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- acquittal
- a not guilty verdict, setting free of any charges
- prosecution
- the side in a court case that pursues formal charges against a criminal to final judgement
- elusive
- hard to grasp or retain mentally
- melancholy
- sad, depressed
- ethics
- a set of moral principles or values
- ambivalent
- uncertain, not being able
- justify
- to show or prove; to make right or reasonable
- deliberate
- to think or consider very carefully
- lavish
- showy; more than enough
- perjury
- the willful giving of false testimony in court; lying in court
- defendant
- one against whom a legal action or lawsuit is brought
- homocide
- a killing of one human being by another
- subpoena
- a written summons to appear as a witness in court
- premediated
- done with willful determination; planned in advance
- ghastly
- shockingly frightful or dreadful; horrible
- introvert
- a shy person, a withdrawn person
- plaintiff
- a person who brings a legal action in a court of law
- extrovert
- a person who is social, outgoing, gregarious
- amiable
- friendly, pleasant, agreeable
- verdict
- the decision of a judge or jury; the judgement