Legal Essay Words Flashcards
(85 cards)
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insouciance
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casual lack of concern
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Quelle horreur
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What horror!
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myopic
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lacking foresight or intelligence.
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retributive
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giving sentence- vengeance for wrong
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disproportionate
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Too large or too small in comparison with something else
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meteoric
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rapid is rapid rise
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inferred
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deduce or conclude from evidence
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aberrant
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departing from an acceptable standard
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licentious
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promiscuity and unprincipled regarding sexuality
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comparatively recently
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moderately recent
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monolith
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block of stone for monument/symbol
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Herculean
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Great strength
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Paragon
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perfect example..a parison of virtue not to feel viciously jealous
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broderie anglaise
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White floral patterns
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oligarchy
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small group of people controlling an organisation
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mores
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customs of a community
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irascible
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easily angered
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sinecures
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a position requiring little or no work but giving the holder status or financial benefit.
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irremediably
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impossible to put right
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interstices
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an intervening space, especially a very small one.
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vilification
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abusively disparaging speech or writing.
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aberrations
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a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically an unwelcome one.
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bemoan
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express discontent or sorrow over (something). Humorous
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semiotics
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the study of signs and symbols and their use or interpretation.
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Munchausen’s disease
is a psychological disorder where someone pretends to be ill or deliberately produces symptoms of illness in themselves.
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bolshie
of a person or attitude) deliberately combative or uncooperative.
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sardonically
characterized by bitter or scornful derision;mocking; cynical; sneerin
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inexorable
impossible to stop or prevent.
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dichotomy
a division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different.
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deleterious
causing harm or damage.
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shibboleths
a custom, principle, or belief distinguishing a particular class or group of people, especially a long-standing one regarded as outmoded or no longer important.
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obdurately
stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action.
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summative
refers to the assessment of participants where the focus is on the outcome of a program.
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draconian
excessively harsh and severe
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coercion
the action or practice of persuading someone to do something by using force or threats.
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remunerated
services paid for work done.
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Libel
damaging and faults statements
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emblematic
serving as a symbol of a particular quality or concept; symbolic.
"this case is emblematic of a larger problem"
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envisaged
contemplate or conceive of as a possibility or a desirable future event.
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abolitionist
anti slavery and anti capital punishment.
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rubenesque
Flemish painter 1640's mythology & full figure women
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obdurate
stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action."I argued this point with him, but he was obdurate"
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Acuity
noun, sharpness of mind
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truculent
eager or quick to argue or fight.
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assiduously
adj-showing great care and preservation.
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nolo contendere
USA law, a plea by which a defendant in a criminal prosecution accepts conviction but does not plead or admit guilt.
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Decentralised Horizontal
(everyone is equal)
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rapporteur
a person who is appointed to report on organisations meetings
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Egregious
allegations -outrageous
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Internment
The state of being confined as a prisoner especially for political or military reasons
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didactic
role.instructive teaching -moral
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epitomized
Perfect example of
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definitively
Decisively and with Authority
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disseminated
Spread widely
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purported
Appear to be doing something especially falsely
| She is not the person she purports to be
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Castigated
Reprimand someone severely
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Credulous
Having or showing too great a readiness to believe things
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galimatias
confused or unintelligible talk.
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conjecture
And opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information
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Formulate,
create or prepare methodically.
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Antipathy
A deep seated feeling of adversion
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subversion
to cause the downfall, ruin, or destruction of.
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Meted out
Dispense or allot-justice, a punishment, or harsh treatment
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Aspersions
an attack on the reputation or integrity of someone or something.
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Dicker
To bargain
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imperilled
Put at risk of being harmed
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conciliatory
Intended or likely to placate or pacify
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febrile
Character iced by a great deal of nervousness and excitement or energy.
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byzantine
characterized by elaborate scheming and intrigue, especially for the gaining of political power or favor: Byzantine methods for holding on to his chairmanship.
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Enumerate
to mention separately as if in counting; name one by one; specify, as in a list: Let me enumerate the many flaws in your hypothesis.
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inextricably
A way that is impossible to disentangle or separate
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incumbent
necessary for (someone) as a duty or responsibility.
"the government realized that it was incumbent on them to act"
synonyms: binding, obligatory, mandatory, necessary, compulsory, required, requisite, essential, imperative
"it is incumbent on the government to give a clear lead"
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retrograde
Going back
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moribund
Terminal decline
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anomaly
Moved away from what is standard
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envisaged
Understand what would happen into the future
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Ejusdem generis
| E just um generous
Of the same type
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Noscitur a sociis (nessetare a so fee ice)
By the company it keeps
| Statue looked at in context
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contextualise
Examine in context
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Subsistence
Maintaining or supporting oneself especially at a minimal level
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standardisation
Making something conform to standard
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Disingenuous
Not candid or sincere. Pretending to know less than they do.
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Expressio unius est exclusion alterius
| Expressio unions esta exclusion altree us
Mention of one thing excludes others coal Ines exclusive. Not other mines.
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Pursuant
In accordance with a law or legal document
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Ambit
the scope, extent, or bounds of something:
| "within the ambit of federal law"
