recognizance
a legal promise to appear in court or obey certain conditions, often instead of paying bail
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S14E15: English vocabulary
Season 14, Episode 15CrimeDramaMystery
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foursquare
honest and direct; not hiding your feelings or opinions
crumple
to crush or press into wrinkles or folds
causality
the idea that events are caused by other events
exonerate
to officially say that someone is not guilty of a crime or blame
welcomer
a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers
fining
the act of making someone pay a fine
kneecap
the bone at the front of the knee
heinous
extremely evil and shocking
respondent
a person who answers questions in a survey, interview, or study
copped
to get something, especially in a casual or slightly sneaky way
ballistics
the science of how bullets, shells, and other projectiles move through the air
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tempering
the process of heating and cooling metal to make it harder and less brittle
coercion
the use of force or threats to make someone do something
allege
to say that something is true, especially without proving it
temps
short for a temporary worker
punitive
intended to punish someone
remand
to send a case back to a lower court for further action
jacketed
covered with a protective outer layer
stalked
to follow someone closely and watch them in a threatening way
couched
to express something in a particular way
implicate
to show or suggest that someone is involved in something bad or illegal
evener
something that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level
petitioning
to formally ask an authority or organization for something