stubbed
past tense and past participle of stub
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Law & Order S1E5: English vocabulary
Season 1, Episode 5CrimeDrama
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recognizance
a legal promise to appear in court or obey certain conditions, often instead of paying bail
dispassionate
calm and fair, without being influenced by strong feelings
greengrocer
a person or shop that sells fresh fruit and vegetables
arraign
to bring someone before a court to answer a criminal charge
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
acquit
to say officially that someone is not guilty of a crime
gavel
a small hammer used by a judge or auctioneer to get attention or signal a decision
unscrew
to loosen or remove something by turning it the opposite way
indigent
very poor; lacking the money needed for basic needs
facilitation
the act of making a process or discussion easier
enrage
to make someone extremely angry
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scoff
to show that you think something is silly or not worth taking seriously
overrule
to use your authority to change or reject a decision
docket
a list of cases or matters to be dealt with in court
awry
not going as planned; wrong or badly off course
arraignment
a court hearing where a person is formally told the criminal charge against them and asked to respond
thumbed
past tense and past participle of thumb through
telepathy
the supposed ability to communicate thoughts without using the known senses
butchering
the process of cutting an animal into pieces for meat
copped
to get something, especially in a casual or slightly sneaky way
sully
to damage the good name or purity of something
abler
more able or skilled than someone or something else
thorax
the part of the body between the neck and the abdomen, especially in humans and other mammals