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Law & Order S5E8: English vocabulary

Season 5, Episode 8CrimeDrama

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  • utterer

    a person who says or speaks something

  • ance

    a female relative from whom one is descended

  • blackball

    to vote against allowing someone to join a club or group

  • peon

    a worker who does hard, low-status work for very little pay

  • dignify

    to make someone or something seem more important, serious, or worthy of respect

  • poetically

    in a way that is beautiful, imaginative, or expressive like poetry

  • defame

    to say or write false things about someone in order to harm their reputation

  • playbill

    a printed program for a play or other show

  • demote

    to move someone to a lower rank or position

  • passivity

    the quality of not acting or responding much

  • demean

    to make someone feel less important or respected

  • forcible

    using force or violence

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  • 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

  • inadmissible

    not allowed or not acceptable, especially in a legal or official situation

  • sty

    a small enclosure where pigs are kept

  • overconfident

    too confident in your own abilities or chances

  • materially

    to a large degree; in an important way

  • overrule

    to use your authority to change or reject a decision

  • indiscretion

    a careless or embarrassing mistake, especially in speech or behavior

  • docket

    a list of cases or matters to be dealt with in court

  • shalt

    an old form of shall used with thou

  • leavings

    things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished

  • larceny

    the crime of stealing someone else's property

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