November Vocabulary

Question 1

Litigation

Answer 1

a legal proceeding in a court

Question 2

Clerical

Answer 2

concerned with or relating to work in an office, especially routine documentation and administrative tasks

Question 3

Punitive

Answer 3

inflicting punishment

Question 4

Exonerate

Answer 4

pronounce not guilty of criminal charges

Question 5

Subpoena

Answer 5

A written document requiring someone to appear in court

Question 6

Condemned

Answer 6

express complete disapproval or to sentence (someone) to a particular punishment, especially death

Question 7

Clemency

Answer 7

a mechanism for granting a person convicted of a criminal offense relief from a court-ordered sentence or punitive measure

Question 8

Disenchanted

Answer 8

disappointed by someone or something previously respected or admired; disillusioned

Question 9

Prohibition

Answer 9

the action of forbidding something, especially by law

Question 10

Allegation

Answer 10

a claim or assertion that someone has done something illegal or wrong, typically one made without proof

Question 11

Brusquely

Answer 11

abrupt and curt in manner or speech

Question 12

Incriminating

Answer 12

make (someone) appear guilty of a crime or wrongdoing; strongly imply the guilt of (someone)

Question 13

Coerced

Answer 13

persuade (an unwilling person) to do something by using force or threats