contrite
feeling sorry and ashamed about something you did wrong
Episode vocabulary
Law & Order S5E16: English vocabulary
Season 5, Episode 16CrimeDrama
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cribbing
the act of copying someone else’s work or ideas without permission
odious
very unpleasant and offensive
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
acquit
to say officially that someone is not guilty of a crime
civics
the study of how government works and what citizens' rights and duties are
incensed
very angry
inadmissible
not allowed or not acceptable, especially in a legal or official situation
predicate
to state or claim something formally
reconvene
to meet or gather again, especially for a formal meeting
insinuate
to suggest something bad in a sly or indirect way
mugger
a person who attacks and robs people in public
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arraignment
a court hearing where a person is formally told the criminal charge against them and asked to respond
agitate
to make someone feel worried or upset
leavings
things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished
schoolmate
a person who goes to the same school as you
effigy
a model or figure of a person, especially one made to be attacked or burned in public
incriminate
to make someone seem guilty of a crime or wrongdoing
contaminate
to make a substance or place dirty or unsafe by adding harmful material
continuance
the fact of continuing to exist or happen
prizing
to value something very highly
cranked
turned or operated by a crank
felon
a person who has been convicted of a serious crime
ballistics
the science of how bullets, shells, and other projectiles move through the air