1.5 Vocab Flashcards
Warrant Noun Synonyms: 1) order 2) permit 3) document
A document issued by a legal or government official authorizing the police or some other body to make an arrest, search premises, or carry out some other action relating to the administration of justice
1) If your Dad is feeling bad enough to warrant medical attention, he needs to see a doctor, not a nurse.
2) We cannot call attention to ourselves until our numbers warrant our attack.
Prosecutor Noun Synonyms: 1) informer 2) tattletale 3) indicter
A person, especially a public official, who institutes legal proceedings against someone
1) A procureur, or public prosecutor, is also attached to each court.
2) The prosecutor dropped all the charges except for disturbing the peace.
Solemn Adjective Synonyms: 1) dignified 2) stately 3) fomal
Formal and dignified
1) He had been unusually quiet and solemn lately.
2) She tipped her head back and gazed up at his solemn face.
Contempt Noun Synonyms: 1) scorn 2) disrespect 3) disdain
The feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration, worthless, or deserving scorn
1) He will be charged with contempt of court.
2) He was a stuntman; but, he held a contempt of danger.
Deposition Noun Synonyms: 1) statement 2) assertion 3) affirmation
The action of deposing someone, especially a monarch
1) I missed a deposition and there’s going to be hell to pay.
2) Fitzgerald’s giving a deposition in his office, but that won’t take long.
Conspiracy Noun Synonyms: 1) plot 2) scheme 3) plan
A secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful.
1) They had a conspiracy to destroy the government.
2) The man who had devastated France returns to France alone, without any conspiracy and without soldiers.
Qualm Noun Synonyms: 1) doubts 2) anxiety 3) worries
An uneasy feeling of doubt, worry, or fear, especially about one’s own conduct; a misgiving
1) And if you get any qualms about workplace inspections, there’s a guide to that too.
2) The only qualm is, I hope the cover shown on Amazon isn’t the final.
Perjury Noun Synonyms: 1) deception 2) dishonesty 3) falsehood
The offense of willfully telling an untruth in a court after having taken an oath or affirmation.
1) Howard’s perjury is clear from other witnesses, but the evidence was accepted.
2) By this act of perjury a verdict of “ guilty “ was procured from the jury.
Denounce Verb Synonyms: 1) condemn 2) criticize 3) attack
Publicly declare to be wrong or evil.
1) It was tempting to denounce him in front of everyone, but that would be childish.
2) It is sometimes objected that the Christian church did not denounce slavery as a social crime and insist on its abolition.
Condemn Verb Synonyms: 1) criticize 2) denounce 3) blame
Express complete disapproval of, typically in public
1) My mind was too awry to applaud or condemn his action.
2) You can’t condemn someone who didn’t do something.
