brutalize
to treat someone very cruelly or violently
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S13E18: English vocabulary
Season 13, Episode 18CrimeDramaMystery
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orthopedist
a doctor who treats problems with bones, joints, and muscles
misconstrue
to understand or explain something in the wrong way
browbeat
to pressure someone by speaking to them in a harsh, threatening way
credulity
a tendency to believe things too easily
geld
to castrate an animal, especially a horse
toweling
a soft, absorbent fabric used for towels and bathrobes
mistrial
a trial that is ended and declared invalid because of a serious legal error
retrial
a new trial of a case that has already been decided
ged
the General Educational Development test, which shows high school-level skills
welcomer
a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers
travesty
something that makes a serious situation seem ridiculous, unfair, or absurd
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coerce
to force someone to do something by using threats or pressure
fining
the act of making someone pay a fine
vail
a valley
consensual
done with the agreement of everyone involved
terrorize
to make someone feel extreme fear and distress
heinous
extremely evil and shocking
stocky
having a short, broad, and solid build
felon
a person who has been convicted of a serious crime
abler
more able or skilled than someone or something else
lien
a legal right to keep or claim property until a debt is paid
coercion
the use of force or threats to make someone do something
allege
to say that something is true, especially without proving it