exculpate
to show that someone is not guilty of a crime or mistake
Episode vocabulary
Law & Order S19E15: English vocabulary
Season 19, Episode 15CrimeDrama
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overdress
to wear clothes that are too formal for an occasion
victimize
to treat someone cruelly or unfairly, especially by bullying them
flout
to openly ignore a rule, law, or accepted way of behaving
foreclose
to take away someone's property, especially a house, because they have not paid back a loan
disorient
to make someone lose their sense of direction
truancy
the act of staying away from school without permission
dank
slightly wet, cold, and unpleasant
acquit
to say officially that someone is not guilty of a crime
adjournment
the act of ending or pausing a meeting, court session, or other official gathering
implausible
not believable or not likely to be true
bayed
to make a long, loud cry, especially like a hound
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ratting
the act of hunting or trapping rats
nullify
to make something legally invalid or no longer effective
scoff
to show that you think something is silly or not worth taking seriously
overrule
to use your authority to change or reject a decision
humbles
to make someone feel less proud or less important
unrelenting
continuing with great force, intensity, or determination
recant
to formally say that you no longer believe or support something you said before
insinuate
to suggest something bad in a sly or indirect way
ged
the General Educational Development test, which shows high school-level skills
mooned
to show your bare buttocks to someone as a joke or insult
parka
a warm jacket with a hood, worn in cold weather
welcomer
a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers