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N400 definitions
Term | Definition |
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Annulled marriage | legally/officially ending a marriage |
Claimed | to say something is true |
Vote | choose or elect |
Hereditary title/order of nobility | to be born of nobility; king, queen, princess (Queen of England, Prince Harry) |
Owe | need to pay |
Overdue | late |
Taxes | money paid to the government |
Communism | where goods/things are owned and available to all; a supporter of ant form of Communism (North Korea) |
Totalitarian | a dictatorial or authoritarian ruler; everyone must obey his decisions |
Terrorist organization | a group who uses violence as a weapon to achieve a goal |
Advocated | to publicly support or recommend an idea or policy |
Persecuted/Discriminate | to treat people badly based on the group membership |
Genocide | killing a group of people who share race, ethnicity, religion or nationality |
Self defense unit | a group that protects people and/or property |
Prison | lock up or jail |
Paramilitary unit | a group of people who act like the military but are not officially military |
Offense/Crime | do something against the law |
Habitual drunkard | a person who often drinks a lot of alcohol |
Prostitution/Prostitute | a male/female who has sex for money or things |
Narcotics | very powerful drug such as heroin |
Polygamist | a person who has more than one spouse at a time; married to more than one person |
Gambled | play at any game of chance for money |
Alimony | money paid to former spouse after divorce |
Fraudulent | false, not true |
Lied | say something that is not true |
Recission/Deportation Proceedings | a person is forces to return to his/her home country |
Vessel | large ship |
Drafted | forced to sign up and serve in the military |
Oath of Allegiance | a promise of loyalty |
To bear arms | to carry and use a weapon like a gun |