Vocab and Spelling Flashcards
(122 cards)
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Abjure
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reject
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Accommodation
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Extra help
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Adjudication
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a final decision on a legal matter or a court case
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Advocate
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Agree with, recommend , support and tell others about an idea
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Alien
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Someone who is not a US citizen
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Alimony
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Money that you have to pay ex hunband or wife
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Allegiance
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Loyalty to a person or country, or belief
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Alternative sentencing/rehabilitative program-
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punishment penalty decided by law instead of jail
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Arrested
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taken to jail by the police
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Bear arms
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to own or use a gun
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Charge
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when the police give a formal statement that you have done something illegal
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Child Support
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money that a husband/father or wife/mother is required to pay to support a child after a divorce
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Civilian
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Someone not in the military
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Cite/citation
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order to appear in court or pay a fine for doing something illegal
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Civilian direction
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orders from someone not in the military
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Claim
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to say that something is true
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Combat
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- fighting, war
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Commit a crime
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- do something illegal
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Communist - government of China, North Korea, Viet Nam, Cuba..
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A type of government
where there is no private ownership of land, housing, business, etc
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Confined to a mental institution
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kept in hospital for people who have mental health problems
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Contact
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communicate with a person
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Conscript
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- require
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Constitution
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- supreme law of the land
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Controlled substance -
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drugs or special medicine regulated by the government
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Convict
- found guilty of a crime in a court of law
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Country of Nationality -
the country of current citizenship or nationality
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Crime
- doing something that breaks the law
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Current
- what is true right now
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Declared legally incompetent -
judge/psychiatrist say that you are unable to make decisions
for yourself due to mental health problems
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Defer
- delay until a later date
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Delay
- make something happen late
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Deploy
- sent to serve as soldier
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Desert
- leave the military without permission
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Detain
- hold
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Detention facility
- a jail where people wait before going to court
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Directly or Indirectly
do something in an obvious way (directly) or in a hidden way (indirectly)
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Disability
Physical or mental inability like blindness
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Disclose
- tell
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Divorce
- legally stop being married
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Documentation
- legal records
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Domestic
Things that happen inside a country
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Draft
When US GOVERNENT orders someone to join the military
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Eligibility
- meet the requirements to be able to do something
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Enlist
- sign up
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Ethnicity
- one's cultural background
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Evasion
purposely avoiding a duty
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Ever
- at any time
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Exactly
- the same way
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Exemption -
special permission to not do some thing
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Fail
not pass a test
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False
- not true
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Fidelity
- faithful
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File
- present a written statement of a request
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Forcing any sexual contact or relations -
touching male or female body parts when someone
doesn’t want it
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Form of government -
U.S. government elected by the people/republic
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Fraudulent
make people believe a lie so you can get something you want
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Gamble
Bet money to guess who will win at sports or games so that you can try to get money.
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Gender
- male or female
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Genocide
- killing a group or race of people because of their religion, race, or other reason
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Guerrilla group
Group of people fighting the government or police with weapons
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Habitual drunkard -
Someone addicted to drinking
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Illegal
against the law
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Illegal gambling
gambling that is not allowed by law; dog fighting
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Immigration benefit
Benwfits given to legal immigrant
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Insurgent organization
a group of people that use weapons to fight a government
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jail
a building where police take people who are arrested for breaking the law
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labor camp
a place where people are forced to work
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Lawful permanent resident
Someone who is legally living in US for indefinite time
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left
go away from the United States
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legally
- allowed by law
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Legally incompetent
mentally ill or not able to think properly or make decisions for self
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Lie
- to say things that are not true
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Married
having a husband or wife. This means legally married
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Mental institution
A place for mentally ill people
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Military unit
a group of people that work for a government to fight in a war
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Militia
an army that does not work for a government
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Misleading
- tell someone information that is not true to get something that is wanted
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Misrepresentation -
not telling the truth
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Narcotics -
any illegal or unlawfully possessed drug
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Naturalization -
process to become a US citizen
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Noncombatant
to work in military without using weapons e.g. helping in hospital, kitchen,
office
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Oath
a promise
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Oath of Allegiance
- a solemn promise to be loyal to the US made during naturalization
ceremony
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Obtain
to get something
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Occupy
to take over and control by military
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Offense
doing something against law
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Overdue
late
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Overthrow -
to remove a leader or government from power by using force
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Owe-
have a debt; be required to pay
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Paramilitary unit
a group of people who act like the military, but do not work for a government
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Parole
- let go from jail before end of sentence
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Perform noncombatant services
- work for military that does not involve fighting
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Perform work of national importance
- do work that is important to the country during a
national emergency
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Persecute
to hurt someone because of religion, nationality or political opinions
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Police unit
a group of people who work for a government to catch people who break the law
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Prison
a building where criminals must stay as punishment for breaking the law
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Prison camp
- a prison for enemy soldiers or other military during a war
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Probation
a time when a person who has broken the law gets out of prison early for good
behavior in prison but is required to report regularly to a probation officer
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Prostitute
a person who has sex with someone for money
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Public benefit -
money from the government for things such as food stamps, housing, medical
or Social Security payments
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Rebel group
- a group of people who fight a national government for power
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Recruit –
– ask
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Register
- sign up and put your name on an official list
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Removal, exclusion, rescission and deportation proceedings -
the formal process that
happens when a non-citizen must leave the United States because the government believes the
person is not entitled to be in the country, is illegally in the country, or has violated immigration
laws
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Removal
make someone leave US
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Exclusion
not allow person to enter US
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Rescission
cancellation of agreement to remain in the United States
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Deportation
force a person to return to their original country
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Proceedings
a legal case to decide a person’s immigration status
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Resident
a person who lives in a specific place
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Self-defense unit
- a group of people fighting to protect themselves
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Smuggle
- bring something illegally into the country
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Suspended sentence
legal delay in a penalty or sentence
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Tax return
- send tax forms to US government for tax year
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Terrorist
- a person that uses fear and violence to control people
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To bear arms
- have guns
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Torture
badly hurt someone on purpose
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Totalitarian
a political system in which people have no power and are controlled by a dictator
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U.S. Armed Forces
responsible for defending the United States- army, Air Force, navy
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Vigilante unit
a group of people who act like the police but are not real police
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Weapon
something used to fight such as a gun, knife, or bomb
