underbid
to offer a lower price or bid than someone else
Episode vocabulary
Law & Order S7E9: English vocabulary
Season 7, Episode 9CrimeDrama
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fratricide
the killing of one's brother or sister
misjudge
to form a wrong opinion about someone or something
entrap
to catch someone by tricking them or setting a trap for them
corroboration
evidence that helps prove or support something
vagrancy
the state of having no home and living on the streets
nightcap
a drink, especially an alcoholic one, taken before going to bed
mantling
a decorative cloth used to cover an altar or lectern
gavel
a small hammer used by a judge or auctioneer to get attention or signal a decision
shoplifting
to steal goods from a store
bayed
to make a long, loud cry, especially like a hound
clothesline
a rope or wire stretched between two points for hanging clothes to dry
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scoff
to show that you think something is silly or not worth taking seriously
polygraph
a device used to record a person's breathing, pulse, and other body changes, often used in lie-detection tests
badgering
to annoy someone by asking or telling them to do something again and again
overrule
to use your authority to change or reject a decision
latching
the act of fastening something with a latch
sarcastically
in a sarcastic way
windfall
an unexpected gain, especially of money
quash
to officially cancel or reject a legal decision or order
utterance
a spoken word, phrase, or short sound
silvering
the process of turning silver in color
solicitation
the act of asking people for money, help, or business
incriminate
to make someone seem guilty of a crime or wrongdoing