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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S26E19: English vocabulary

Season 26, Episode 19CrimeDramaMystery

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  • brutalize

    Word

    to treat someone very cruelly or violently

  • contortion

    Word

    a twisted or bent shape, or the act of twisting or bending something

  • exhume

    Word

    to dig up something buried, especially a body

  • exhumation

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    the act of digging up a buried body

  • catacomb

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    an underground burial place with tunnels and rooms for tombs

  • mistrial

    Word

    a trial that is ended and declared invalid because of a serious legal error

  • wastebasket

    Word

    a small bin for paper and other trash

  • sadden

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    to make someone feel sad

  • admissible

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    allowed to be used, especially as evidence in court

  • fining

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    the act of making someone pay a fine

  • devastate

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    to destroy something badly or cause it to fail completely

  • consensual

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    done with the agreement of everyone involved

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  • heinous

    Word

    extremely evil and shocking

  • circumstantial

    Word

    based on the facts and details of a situation

  • infuriate

    Word

    to make someone extremely angry

  • copped

    Word

    to get something, especially in a casual or slightly sneaky way

  • cervix

    Word

    the lower, narrow part of the uterus that opens into the vagina

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • allege

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    to say that something is true, especially without proving it

  • subpoena

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    an official order to appear in court or give evidence

  • penchant

    Word

    a strong liking for something, or a tendency to do something often

  • jacketed

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    covered with a protective outer layer

  • interrogate

    Word

    to question someone closely for a long time, especially in an official or forceful way

  • seminal

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    important and strongly influencing later work or events

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  • evener

    Word

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

  • denominator

    Word

    the number below the line in a fraction

  • tiling

    Word

    the process of covering a surface with tiles

  • compel

    Word

    to force someone to do something, or make them feel they must do it

  • anyways

    Word

    used in speech to mean “anyway” or “in any case,” often when changing the subject or continuing a point

  • congratulation

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    an expression of praise or good wishes for someone's success or good luck

  • clerical

    Word

    relating to office work, especially routine tasks like filing and answering phones

  • cleanse

    Word

    to clean something thoroughly, especially by removing dirt or harmful substances

  • deport

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    to force someone to leave a country, usually because they have broken the law or do not have legal permission to stay

  • semen

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    the thick fluid that contains sperm and is released from the penis during ejaculation

  • pinto

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    a horse with white patches and another color

  • misconduct

    Word

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

  • sizing

    Word

    a process that makes cloth stiffer and stronger by coating it with a special substance

  • go there

    Phrase

    used to say something that is bold, rude, or about a taboo topic

  • circumstantial evidence

    Phrase

    evidence that suggests something is true, but does not prove it directly

  • scale in

    Phrase

    to buy a financial asset in small amounts over time instead of all at once

  • graced

    Word

    to honor an event or place by being present

  • deportation

    Word

    the act of forcing someone to leave a country

  • probable cause

    Phrase

    legal grounds that justify an arrest, search, or similar police action

  • fives

    Word

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

  • go at

    Phrase

    to attack someone or something, or start arguing with them

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • hesitant

    Word

    not feeling sure or ready to do something

  • gun down

    Phrase

    to shoot someone and kill them

  • rapped

    Word

    to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

  • prosecute

    Word

    to start legal action against someone, especially for a crime

  • alibi

    Word

    proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • investigative

    Word

    used for investigating or intended to investigate

  • intimidate

    Word

    to make someone feel afraid, especially in order to control them

  • for reasons

    Phrase

    used to say that the reason is unknown or not being stated

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • what's in the bag

    Phrase

    an informal way of asking what is new or how someone is doing

  • indictment

    Word

    a formal charge that someone has committed a serious crime

  • differential

    Word

    showing or based on a difference

  • look the other way

    Phrase

    to ignore something wrong on purpose

  • drug addict

    Phrase

    a person who is addicted to drugs

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • follow up

    Phrase

    to contact someone again after an earlier conversation, meeting, or message

  • obstruction

    Word

    something that blocks movement or makes progress difficult

  • on earth

    Phrase

    used in questions to express surprise, emphasis, or strong curiosity

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • hell on earth

    Phrase

    a very unpleasant or painful situation

  • bagging

    Word

    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • sperm

    Word

    the male sex cell that can fertilize an egg

  • looping

    Word

    the repeated playing of a video, song, or other media

  • eyewitness

    Word

    a person who saw an event happen, especially a crime or accident

  • what do you want

    Phrase

    a rude way of asking why someone is bothering or interrupting you

  • fuss over

    Phrase

    to pay too much attention to someone or something

  • felony

    Word

    a very serious crime, usually one that can be punished by prison

  • bossed

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    to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

  • put in

    Phrase

    to submit something, such as a request or application

  • framing

    Word

    the way something is presented so that people understand it in a particular way

  • hands on

    Phrase

    involving doing things yourself, not just watching or planning

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • ana

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    a collection of miscellaneous information about a particular subject, person, place, or thing.

  • hang in

    Phrase

    to keep going in a difficult situation and not give up

  • step in

    Phrase

    to get involved in a situation to help, stop something, or take control

  • get over

    Phrase

    to recover from an illness, shock, or painful experience

  • prostitute

    Word

    a person who has sex for money

  • do not want

    Phrase

    used to say that you strongly dislike or reject something

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • track down

    Phrase

    to find someone or something after searching for them

  • to be honest

    Phrase

    used to introduce a frank opinion or statement

  • collared

    Word

    having a collar

  • blindness

    Word

    the condition of being unable to see

  • work on

    Phrase

    to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

  • coped

    Word

    to deal with a difficult situation successfully

  • subordinate

    Word

    lower in rank or position

  • dedicate

    Word

    to give your time, energy, or effort to a task or purpose

  • figure out

    Phrase

    to find an answer to something or understand it after thinking about it

  • id

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    an official card or document that shows who someone is

  • parole

    Word

    temporary release of a prisoner before the end of a sentence, with conditions

  • smack

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    to hit someone or something with a quick, sharp blow

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • back off

    Phrase

    to move away and stop bothering someone

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