Goverment and Justice

Question 1

advocate

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to speak out in favor of something

Question 2

advocate

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to speak out in favor of smth

Question 3

authority

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the power to make decisions, to tell others what to do

Question 4

bitterly

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strongly and with a lot of bad feelings

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candidate

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someone who wants to be chosen especially in a election, for a position

Question 6

contest

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to challenge

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election

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a process in wich people choose officials

Question 8

coalition

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a group of several different groups or countries that are working together to achieve a certain goal

Question 9

inaugurate

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to bring into public office to start formally

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policy

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an approved way for approaching a certain kind of situation

Question 11

poll

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to find out a small group’s opinion so that you can guess what a much larger group thinks

Question 12

accuse

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to say that someone did something wrong

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allegedly

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according to what people say

Question 14

civil

Answer 14

involving a dispute between two citizens not a criminal charge

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convict

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to decide that someone is guilty of a crime

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guilty

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responsible for doing something bad

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offense

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a specific act that breaks the law

Question 18

peer

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a person who is one’s social equal

Question 19

suspect

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someone who, in the opinion of the police,might have committed a certain crime

Question 20

verdict

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a judgment in a court case

Question 21

witness

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to see someting, espacially a crime happen

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apprehend

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to capture

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ascertain

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to make sure of

Question 24

bureaucratic

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related to a large organization with a lot of complicated procedures

Question 25

condemn

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to speak out against something in very strong terms

Question 26

evidence

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something that makes the truth of a statement semm more likely

Question 27

implicate

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to suggest that someone was involved in a crime or other wrong behavior

Question 28

inquiry

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an investigation

Question 29

intrusively

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in a way that bring an unwanted person or thing into someone else's affairs

Question 30

seize

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to take something against its owner's wil

Question 31

surveillance

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a process of watching something or someone for a long time usually because the person is suspected of something

Question 32

analyze

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to examine something by looking at its parts

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assail

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to attack or critisize forcefully

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contrary

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opposite

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hypothesize

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to make a guess, the correctness of wich will eventually be investigated systematically

Question 36

impair

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to make something less effective than usual

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inference

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a conclusion drawn from evidence

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objectively

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based on unbiased standards not on personal opinion

Question 39

suspicious

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believing that something is wrong , acting in a way that makes people believe you have done something wrong

Question 40

tolerate

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to avoid getting upset about something

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against

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versus

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bribery

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giving money or other gifts to a government official or other person in authaority in order to get a special priviledges

Question 43

cynically

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disrespectfully, emphasizing, the weaknesses of otherwise respected things

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erode

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to wear away and become smaller

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evade

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to get away from something that tries to catch you

Question 46

grotesque

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extremely unattractive, in a way that catches a lot of attention

Question 47

integrity

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personal honesty and good character

Question 48

prevalent

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common,easy to find because it exists in great amounts

Question 49

reform

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to make big improvements

Question 50

scandal

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a case of wrongdoing that hurts someone's reputation

Question 51

unmask

Answer 51

reveal, expose something that is hidden

Question 52

abduction

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kidnapping

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coerce

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to force, to put pressure on someone to do something

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detain

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to prevent someone, for a relatively short time, from going on their way

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deviant

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in a style that is not normal and is offensive to many

Question 56

distort

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to twist or misrepresent, to make something seem different

Question 57

intentionally

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on purpose, not by accident

Question 58

piracy

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stealing a ship or taking the ship's cargo, the unlawful coping of books, CDs,...

Question 59

predicament

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a difficult situation, one that is hard to get out of

Question 60

smuggle

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to illegally bring things into a country

Question 61

villainy

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exceptionnal badness, as demonstrated by many serious evil deeds

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addictive

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making someone want it so much that the person feels ill without it

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cartel

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a small group controlling a certain area of business

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concentrated

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strong because large amounts are in a certain space

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interdict

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to keep something from reaching a cetain place

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juxtapose

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place next to one another

Question 67

misconception

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a mistaken belief

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modify

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make small changes in order to get a certain result

Question 69

potent

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powerful

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residual

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left behind after most of a thing has gone

Question 71

subtly

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in a quiet , hard to notice way

Question 72

authority

Answer 72

the power to make decision, to tell others what to do

Question 73

bitterly

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strongly and with a lot of bad

Question 74

candidate

Answer 74

candidat

Question 75

coalition

Answer 75

coalition

Question 76

contest

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concours

Question 77

election

Answer 77

election

Question 78

inaugurate

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inauguré

Question 79

policy

Answer 79

politique

Question 80

poll

Answer 80

sondage

Question 81

accuse

Answer 81

accuser

Question 82

allegedly

Answer 82

prétenduement

Question 83

civil

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civil

Question 84

convict

Answer 84

condamné

Question 85

guilty

Answer 85

coupable

Question 86

offense

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infraction

Question 87

peer

Answer 87

paire

Question 88

suspect

Answer 88

suspect

Question 89

verdict

Answer 89

verdicte

Question 90

witness

Answer 90

témoin

Question 91

apprehend

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appréhender

Question 92

ascertain

Answer 92

vérifier

Question 93

bureaucratic

Answer 93

bureaucratique

Question 94

condemn

Answer 94

condamner