Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S22E4: English vocabulary

a special right or privilege that only one person or group has

an official who keeps order in a court and may escort people or serve legal papers

to send a case back to a lower court for further action

something that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level

the act of visiting someone, especially in a hospital or prison

careful and persistent effort

the process of removing bones from meat or fish

to tell someone private information or feelings in confidence

predictable and not funny, especially because it is too obvious

a heavy loss of blood from a blood vessel

a person whose job is to carry out a death sentence

to move goods secretly across a border or into a country illegally

to keep someone or something within limits or in one place

used to show relief, surprise, or tiredness

an expression of praise or good wishes for someone's success or good luck

careful checking of something before making a decision, especially in business or law

the process of questioning and choosing jurors before a trial

set back into a surface so it does not stick out

a noisy, confused disturbance

a person who controls prostitutes and takes money from them

to insult or provoke someone with mocking remarks

bad or dishonest behavior, especially by someone in authority or at work

a person who serves on a jury

a game in which a player or side must reach five points before the other side does

showing sarcasm; using words that mean the opposite to mock someone or something

to attack someone or something, or start arguing with them

to join a gang by doing a violent act as part of an initiation

past tense and past participle of shoot

the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

to make something more difficult or harder to understand

to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

a person who is likely to run away before a trial or punishment

to record that you have started work or a shift

cause something to improve a lot

to become involved in a conflict between two people or groups, often by accident

showing that someone is begging or asking for something in a strong, urgent way

to spend time with someone socially; to associate with them

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

the act of taking someone away by force and keeping them somewhere against their will

a strong feeling of regret and guilt about something wrong you did

a strong, light metal used in aircraft, tools, and medical implants

to take advantage of someone's weakness, fear, or beliefs

to tell someone private thoughts or feelings in confidence

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

to think that something is probably true or will happen

extreme cruelty or violent behavior

a state of severe mental illness

the practice of having sex with people in exchange for money

to do something correctly or in the right way

a circle or chain of flowers, leaves, or other decorations used as a decoration or worn on the head

the act of giving weapons to people or preparing them for fighting

a claim that someone has done something wrong or illegal, without proof

a group of wild boars

a facial expression in which you pull your eyebrows together, often because you are annoyed, worried, or thinking hard

the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

say a poem, speech, or passage aloud from memory

an informal way of asking what is happening or what the situation is

the woman who gave birth to someone, especially when she is not the person's adoptive mother

to celebrate the start of something, especially a new year or season

a lawyer who defends someone accused of a crime in court

a room where police or court staff keep someone for a short time before they are moved or released

a public warning that a child has been abducted

a person who cares for a child as a parent without legally adopting them

a prison officer who supervises prisoners

a situation where people are judged or chosen mainly because they are popular, not because they are best

officially linked with another town, city, or organization

made from herbs or plants, especially for tea, medicine, or flavoring

a shaped part in a machine that makes another part move in a controlled way

without paying anything

involved in a situation, often without wanting to be

to do something difficult or unpleasant that you planned or agreed to do

a willingness to consider new ideas or opinions

care for a child in another family, usually for a limited time

a person who saw an event happen, especially a crime or accident

showing respect for other people and their feelings, rights, or opinions

to compete or fight against someone or something