disbar
to officially remove a lawyer from the legal profession
Episode vocabulary
Law & Order S6E16: English vocabulary
Season 6, Episode 16CrimeDrama
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churchgoing
the habit of regularly going to church
exculpatory
showing that someone is not guilty or at fault
wherewithal
the money or other means needed to do something
scruple
a moral doubt or hesitation about doing something
stomaching
the present participle of stomach
delude
to make someone believe something that is false
bullfight
a public event in which a matador fights a bull
snicker
to laugh quietly in a way you try to hide
spineless
lacking courage, strength of character, or determination
pate
the top part of the head
pleadings
formal written statements submitted by each side in a lawsuit
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scoff
to show that you think something is silly or not worth taking seriously
deadbeat
a person who avoids paying debts or neglects responsibilities
brownstone
a house or apartment building made from brown sandstone, especially in New York City
pronouncement
a formal statement or announcement
breadwinner
the person in a family who earns most or all of the money
rebuttal
a statement or argument that shows something is wrong or false
devastate
to destroy something badly or cause it to fail completely
entitle
to give someone the right to have or do something
perpetuity
the state of lasting forever or for an unlimited time
circumstantial
based on the facts and details of a situation
consecutively
one after another, without a break
matador
a bullfighter who faces the bull at the end of a bullfight