Chapter 3 " Al Capone Does My Shirts" Flashcards

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amnesia

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partial or total loss of memory

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2
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beeline

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a very direct line or path

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3
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bootlegging

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to make or transport, or sell illegal goods, example alcohol

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4
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chatters

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to talk at length or rapidly about unimportant things

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5
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evasion

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act or instance of breaking the tax laws by failing or refusing to pay one’s taxes

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6
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heaving

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raising and falling with great effort

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7
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lieutenants

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an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent

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8
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morgue

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a place where dead bodies are kept pending an autopsy, identification, or burial

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9
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responsible

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dependable, reliable, trustworthy; being the cause or source of something

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10
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traitors

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somebody who is disloyal or treacherous

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