Law & Order S2E1: English vocabulary

more able or skilled than someone or something else

the quality of being fair and not influenced by personal feelings or opinions

the use of force or threats to make someone do something

in a rich, full, or abundant way

short for a temporary worker

to spoil something by adding a harmful or unwanted substance or influence

important and meaningful, with real substance

an official who keeps order in a court and may escort people or serve legal papers

to make someone feel extreme fear

to get a reaction, answer, or feeling from someone

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

information that you heard from other people, not from direct knowledge or proof

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

a straight line that touches a curve at one point

a minor crime, especially one less serious than a felony

the part of a musical instrument that you blow into

to take something away from someone using legal or official authority

relevant to the subject being discussed

to formally accuse someone of a serious crime

a bill that shows what goods or services were provided and how much is owed

closed and no longer open for business

relating to crime and punishment under the law

in the proper or expected way; as required

a loud, harsh, high-pitched sound

the sides of the face below the eyes

to give someone a title, honor, right, or benefit

allowed or prepared according to Jewish religious dietary laws

moving with quick, light jumps

locked with a key

a military command to hold a rifle upright in front of the body as a salute

a large, flat dish used for serving food

to have clear proof that someone is guilty or responsible

a fixed period of years, especially for a lease or legal right

set back into a surface so it does not stick out

a police department that investigates complaints against officers

pleasantly soft, smooth, and not harsh

not allowed by a country's constitution

the crime of getting money or something else by threats or force

a person who serves on a jury

directly, without turning or avoiding anything

the act of leaving a place

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

earned or officially guaranteed, so it cannot be taken away

a period in the past that is seen as a time of decline in learning, culture, or progress

to secretly look at a place to plan a crime

past tense and past participle of shoot

to accept a difficult or painful situation and stop resisting it

to cry in a noisy way with short, broken breaths

move back to a safer place

to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

covered with sweat

the act of beating someone with a whip as punishment

a person who kills a police officer

to start legal action against someone, especially for a crime

a legal right that protects a person's freedom and equal treatment

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

to step or walk in a careful, heavy, or deliberate way

the act of fastening something with a screw

an official court order that allows police to search a place

to make something quickly and carelessly

a major condition or obstacle that could stop something from happening

very likely to happen or succeed

producing fruit

unable to act, influence events, or change a situation

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

to think that something is probably true or will happen

a formal charge that someone has committed a serious crime

used to strongly agree with someone

to hit something with a quick, hard blow

a person who talks too much, especially by saying things that should be kept private

a claim that someone has done something wrong or illegal, without proof

a group of wild boars

used to say that something is certain to happen or be true

kept cold, especially in a refrigerator or with ice

used to say you have won or beaten someone

used in expressions like “I hope to God” to show a very strong wish or hope