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CP vocab
words that associate with crime and punishment
Question | Answer |
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allege | to accuse or assent before proving |
citation | written summons to appear in court |
compulsory | required |
confiscate | to seize property by an authorized branch of government |
contempt | angry disregard |
contraband | illegally imported or exported goods |
extortion | the act of obtaining funds or property through force or intimidation |
filch | to steal |
harass | irritate and annoy persistently |
impending | upcoming; about to occur |
incarcerate | to jail |
indemnify | to protect from harm |
larceny | theft |
malefaction | a wrongful or evil deed |
matricide | the killing of one's mother |
pecuniary | having to do with money |
penal | concerning punishment for crime |
perpetrate | to carry out |
restitution | payment for damage done |
waive | to give up voluntarily |