disbar
to officially remove a lawyer from the legal profession
Episode vocabulary
Law & Order S20E16: English vocabulary
Season 20, Episode 16CrimeDrama
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exculpate
to show that someone is not guilty of a crime or mistake
suborn
to persuade someone to do something illegal or dishonest, often by paying them
eviscerate
to remove the organs from a body
retry
to try something again after it fails
exoneration
the official act of saying that someone is not guilty of a crime or wrongdoing
irrefutable
impossible to deny, question, or prove false
scrutinize
to examine something very carefully
fraudulently
in a dishonest way, especially by tricking people or breaking the law
overzealous
too eager or enthusiastic, in a way that can be annoying
busybody
a person who is too interested in other people's private affairs
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
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clerkship
a period of practical training in a law office or court
tacit
understood or implied without being said directly
impropriety
behavior, language, or an action that is not proper or acceptable
retrial
a new trial of a case that has already been decided
mooned
to show your bare buttocks to someone as a joke or insult
quash
to officially cancel or reject a legal decision or order
spew
to send out or throw out quickly and forcefully
ply
to ask someone a lot of questions or try hard to get something from them
hater
a person who regularly posts angry or negative comments online
entitle
to give someone the right to have or do something
debacle
a complete and embarrassing failure
technicality
a small detail or rule that may seem unimportant but can affect a decision or result