exculpate
to show that someone is not guilty of a crime or mistake
Episode vocabulary
Law & Order S22E12: English vocabulary
Season 22, Episode 12CrimeDrama
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asphyxiate
to stop someone from breathing, or make breathing very difficult
overreach
to go beyond the proper limit or use more than is sensible
enforceable
able to be enforced by law or rules
baseless
not based on facts or evidence
overrule
to use your authority to change or reject a decision
docket
a list of cases or matters to be dealt with in court
reconvene
to meet or gather again, especially for a formal meeting
supersede
to replace something older, weaker, or less important
leavings
things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished
coerce
to force someone to do something by using threats or pressure
causal
relating to a cause or to the relationship between a cause and its effect
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predate
to exist or happen before something else
subvert
to weaken or destroy the power or authority of a system or institution
heinous
extremely evil and shocking
corroborate
to show that something is true or correct by giving evidence
influencer
a person who has a large following on social media and can affect what people buy or do
abler
more able or skilled than someone or something else
racking
causing a lot of pain or suffering
subpoena
an official order to appear in court or give evidence
remand
to send a case back to a lower court for further action
splatter
to make liquid, paint, or mud fly and land in small drops
evener
something that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level
revoke
to officially cancel a law, decision, license, or agreement