VOCABULARY

Question 1

CORROBORATE

Answer 1

To give support to a theory or finding

Question 2

Suborn

Answer 2

To bribe someone to commit an unlawful act

Question 3

Sequester

Answer 3

To isolate

Question 4

Libel

Answer 4

To publish a false statement that damages an individual reputation

Question 5

Adjourn

Answer 5

Put off/Post pone

Question 6

Bail

Answer 6

Released of an accused person awaiting trial

Question 7

Impeach

Answer 7

Charge the holder

Question 8

Arraign

Answer 8

To bring court to on a criminal charge

Question 9

Admonish

Answer 9

To firmly warn against someone’s behavior

Question 10

Reprobate

Answer 10

Unprincipled person

Question 11

Custody

Answer 11

Imprisonment

Question 12

Reprimand

Answer 12

To warn sternly against

Question 13

Incarceration

Answer 13

The state of being imprisoned

Question 14

Perjury

Answer 14

Telling a lie under oath

Question 15

Embezzle

Answer 15

To misappropriate, often someone’s money

Question 16

Collusion

Answer 16

Illegal cooperation between two entities

Question 17

Exonerate

Answer 17

To find innocent or free from wrongdoing

Question 18

Vagrancy

Answer 18

The state of being homeless

Question 19

Lynch

Answer 19

To kill someone for an offence without trial (often in group form

Question 20

Extortion

Answer 20

Obtaining something, such as money, through force or by threats

Question 21

Subdue

Answer 21

To overcome or to bring under control

Question 22

Contusion

Answer 22

A bruise

Question 23

Inquest

Answer 23

An inquiry that takes place to establish the facts

Question 24

Indictment

Answer 24

A charge or accusation of a crime

Question 25

Moratorium

Answer 25

Ban

Question 26

Coroner

Answer 26

An official tasked with inquiring into a suspicious death

Question 27

Subpoena

Answer 27

A writ ordering an individual to appear in court

Question 28

Slander

Answer 28

To make a false spoken statement about an individual’s reputation

Question 29

Litigation

Answer 29

The act of taking legal action; to be litigious

Question 30

Prosecution

Answer 30

To conduct legal proceedings against an individual

Question 31

Arson

Answer 31

Deliberately setting fire to property

Question 32

Culprit

Answer 32

A person responsible for a crime or misdeed

Question 33

Abscond

Answer 33

To leave hurriedly to avoid arrest

Question 34

Expropriation

Answer 34

State taking property from an owner for public use / benefit.

Question 35

Larceny

Answer 35

Theft of personal property

Question 36

Sedition

Answer 36

Conduct that incites rebellion against the authority of the state

Question 37

Forgery

Answer 37

A fake document, bill or work intended for a criminal purpose