Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S14E13: English vocabulary

extremely evil and shocking

to show that something is true or correct by giving evidence

a person who has been convicted of a serious crime

more able or skilled than someone or something else

either of the two organs in the scrotum that produce sperm and male hormones

to say that something is true, especially without proving it

a person who treats someone cruelly or violently, especially repeatedly

lack of experience or skill

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

to get off a horse, bike, or other vehicle or animal

while facing something difficult or dangerous bravely

a small tool used for engraving or carving hard material

to ask for money, help, or information in a formal way

not careful enough, especially in a way that causes harm or breaks a duty

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

to put something inside or together with something else

very obvious and often shocking in a bad way

a written statement that you swear is true, used as evidence in court

to deliberately not give something that someone expects or has a right to receive

no longer valid because it has expired or was not renewed

a soft shoe with a rubber sole, worn for sports or casual use

to make something less severe, harmful, or painful

a small mistake or failure in concentration, memory, or judgment

to tell someone private information or feelings in confidence

lacking something important or necessary

a conclusion you reach from facts or evidence

sad because you are away from home and miss it

not neat or organized; messy

important or experienced people, especially those with power or authority

to hit someone very hard on the head

the practice of learning a job by following and watching an experienced worker

to arrest someone, especially a suspect

informal slang for child pornography

a fact or situation that makes a punishment or judgment less severe

a person who controls prostitutes and takes money from them

in a situation where failure or disaster seems certain

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

a person who supervises someone who has been released from prison on parole

an official order to carry out a death sentence

a group of people who decide whether prisoners should be released on parole

a sexual act or service, especially one given in exchange for money, a favor, or another benefit

work that is paid by the hour or by the time spent, not by the amount produced

the one before the previous one

a person who serves on a jury

to say something firmly and publicly

the act of leaving a place

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

to do your best and put a lot of energy into something

to indicate or suggest something

to attack someone in a drive-by shooting

past tense and past participle of shoot

a person who acts or is used instead of another

failure to take proper care, especially when this causes harm or damage

to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

the deliberate damaging or destroying of property

a shout warning that an opponent is coming up behind you

the act of remembering something

a sudden painful tightening of a muscle

a person whose job is cleaning and taking care of a building

to tell someone private thoughts or feelings in confidence

an exclamation used to show surprise or strong feeling

used to say that something is not believable

used to say that something must be accepted as it is or not accepted at all

something that is fake or meant to deceive

becoming more mature and fully developed

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

the loss of a pregnancy before the baby can survive

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

out of favor with someone; not liked by them

to tell someone to be quiet

used to say you have won or beaten someone

to end a romantic relationship with someone

a lawyer who defends someone accused of a crime in court

the act of putting things into bags or packages

toward or to the side

to come to an end or stop being valid