Law & Order S2E5: English vocabulary

bad or careless professional treatment, especially by a doctor

a man who delivers milk to homes or shops

more able or skilled than someone or something else

to read something wrongly or understand it in the wrong way

a basic belief or principle of a system, religion, or theory

the medical field that deals with the health and treatment of children

careful judgment about what is sensible and safe

to feel sympathy for someone who is having a hard time

full of longing or sadness for someone or something

a stone marker placed at a grave

a bloodsucking worm, or a person who takes advantage of others

to make something weaker, less effective, or less clear

an official order to appear in court or give evidence

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

to make a loud, harsh sound with a horn or voice

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

to make someone feel extreme fear

in a way that is very obvious and usually bad or unacceptable

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

to cut open a body, plant, or animal in order to study its parts

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

a legal decision that someone is not guilty

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

slightly swollen or rounded

a person trained to help women during childbirth

to stop a meeting, trial, or game for a time, with plans to continue later

to formally accuse someone of a serious crime

a woman or girl with dark brown hair

the practice of selling unpaid bills to get money before they are paid

paper, pens, envelopes, and other things used for writing or office work

to hit something with a dull, heavy sound

showing strong religious belief and commitment

the study of correct reasoning

a person who is extremely enthusiastic about something, especially a sport, hobby, or cause

relating to crime and punishment under the law

a small bird with a pleasant song

having spikes or sharp points

the act of removing weeds from a garden or other area

to send out light, heat, or energy

to move quickly and repeatedly from side to side

to stop pretending and show your true feelings or character

able to be trusted because you are honest and reliable

a court order that tells someone to stop doing something or to do something

to have sex

fair and not influenced by personal feelings or sides

to make it possible for something to happen

an agreement in which a defendant pleads guilty to a less serious charge to avoid a trial

to officially end a law or rule

having a brain that has stopped working completely, so the person cannot recover

a contagious viral illness that causes fever, aches, and cough

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

a small religious group with beliefs that differ from a larger religion

a setback or decline

the act of taking an amount away from a total, especially for tax or pay

to make something more difficult or harder to understand

the quality of being accepted as legal, real, or valid

to trace over a sketch or outline with a darker, more permanent line

the crime of killing someone without intending to kill them

to do something with full effort or confidence

used to say what you would prefer

to travel regularly between home and work

to start legal action against someone, especially for a crime

willing to accept people or ideas that are different from your own

showing that someone is begging or asking for something in a strong, urgent way

the state of being free from a rule, tax, or duty that others must pay or follow

used to say that something is not surprising

to settle in a place and start to feel at home there

showing agreement or saying yes

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

a formal charge that someone has committed a serious crime

used to strongly agree with someone

used to strongly emphasize that something is true or should happen

a person who is trained to prepare and give out medicines

a close sharing of thoughts, feelings, or spiritual life

a person who has committed a sin