sexual harassment Flashcards
harassment
uncountable noun
Harassment is behaviour which is intended to trouble or annoy someone, for example repeated attacks on them or attempts to cause them problems.
ex.The survey found that 51 per cent of women had experienced some form of sexual harassment.
ex.Is she bothered by police harassment as well as surveillance?
ex.This form of harassment is only set to increase.
#Synonyms: hassle, trouble, bother, grief
convict
verb
If someone is convicted of a crime, they are found guilty of that crime in a law court.
ex.In 1977 he was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment.
ex.There was insufficient evidence to convict him.
#Synonyms: find guilty, sentence, condemn, imprison
countable noun
A convict is someone who is in prison.
Synonyms: prisoner, criminal
demand
verb
If you demand something such as information or action, you ask for it in a very forceful way.
ex.Mr Byers last night demanded an immediate explanation from the Education Secretary.
#Synonyms: challenge, ask, question, inquire
verb
If one thing demands another, the first needs the second in order to happen or be dealt with successfully.
ex.He said the task of reconstruction would demand much patience, hard work and sacrifice.
#Synonyms: require, take, want, need
trial
variable noun
A trial is a formal meeting in a law court, at which a judge and jury listen to evidence and decide whether a person is guilty of a crime.
ex.New evidence showed the police lied at the trial.
#Synonyms: hearing, case, court case, inquiry
variable noun A trial is an experiment in which you test something by using it or doing it for a period of time to see how well it works. If something is on trial, it is being tested in this way. ex.They have been treated with this drug in clinical trials. #Synonyms: test, testing, experiment, evaluation
countable noun [usually plural]
If you refer to the trials of a situation, you mean the unpleasant things that you experience in it.
#Synonyms: hardship, suffering, trouble, pain
reveal
verb
To reveal something means to make people aware of it.
ex.She has refused to reveal the whereabouts of her daughter.
#Synonyms: make known, disclose, give away, make public
verb
If you reveal something that has been out of sight, you uncover it so that people can see it.
ex.A grey carpet was removed to reveal the original pine floor.
#Synonyms: show, display, bare, exhibit
conspiracy
variable noun Conspiracy is the secret planning by a group of people to do something illegal. ex.Seven men, all from Bristol, admitted conspiracy to commit arson. #Synonyms: plot, scheme, intrigue, collusion
headmaster
countable noun
A headmaster is a man who is the head teacher of a school.
#Synonyms: principal, head [informal], head teacher, rector
collaborate
verb
When one person or group collaborates with another, they work together, especially on a book or on some research.
ex.He collaborated with his son Michael on the English translation of the text.
verb
If someone collaborates with an enemy that is occupying their country during a war, they help them.
ex.He was accused of having collaborated with the secret police.
#Synonyms: conspire, cooperate, collude, fraternize
commit
verb
If someone commits a crime or a sin, they do something illegal or bad.
ex.I have never committed any crime.
#Synonyms: do, perform, carry out, execute
verb
If someone commits suicide, they deliberately kill themselves.
ex.There are unconfirmed reports he tried to commit suicide.
inappropriate
adjective
Something that is inappropriate is not useful or suitable for a particular situation or purpose.
ex.The industry is inappropriate to the region’s present and future needs.
adjective
If you say that someone’s speech or behaviour in a particular situation is inappropriate, you are criticizing it because you think it is not suitable for that situation.
ex.I feel the remark was inappropriate for such a serious issue.
ex.It is inappropriate for a judge to belong to a discriminatory club.
#Synonyms: improper, unsuitable, out of place, unacceptable
burqas
countable noun
A burqa is a long garment that covers the whole head and body, including the face, and is worn in public by some women in some Islamic countries
leak
verb
If a container leaks, there is a hole or crack in it which lets a substance such as liquid or gas escape. You can also say that a container leaks a substance such as liquid or gas.
ex.The gas had apparently leaked from a cylinder.
#Synonyms: escape, pass, spill, release
countable noun
A leak is a crack, hole, or other gap that a substance such as a liquid or gas can pass through.
ex.In May engineers found a leak in a hydrogen fuel line.
#Synonyms: hole, opening, crack, puncture
meanwhile
adverb
Meanwhile means while a particular thing is happening.
ex.Bake the aubergines till soft. Meanwhile, heat the oil in a heavy pan.
adverb
Meanwhile means in the period of time between two events.
assault
countable noun
An assault by an army is a strong attack made on an area held by the enemy.
ex.The rebels are poised for a new assault on the government garrisons.
#Synonyms: attack, campaign, strike, rush
variable noun
An assault on a person is a physical attack on them.
ex.The attack is one of a series of savage sexual assaults on women in the university area.
#Synonyms: battery, attack, beating, mugging
