vocab 4 Flashcards
Retaliation (n.)
Definition: Getting back at someone because they did something to you.
Examples:
Telling on someone because they took your lunch.
Not inviting someone to your party because they didn’t invite you to theirs.
Synonyms: payback, revenge, getting even, comeback, response
Malicious (adj.)
Definition: Wanting to hurt someone or do something mean.
Examples
Spreading fake stories about a friend.
Putting a virus on someone’s computer on purpose.
Synonyms: mean, nasty, hurtful, wicked, bad
Intent (n.)
Definition: Planning or wanting to do something.
Examples:
A student studying a lot to get an A on a test.
An athlete practicing every day to win a race.
Synonyms: plan, aim, goal, wish, hope
Imminent (adj.)
Definition: About to happen very soon.
Examples:
Dark clouds in the sky mean rain is coming.
Feeling a rumble before an earthquake starts.
Synonyms: soon, coming, near, close, upcoming
Defendant
Definition: The person in court who might have done something wrong.
Examples:
A man in court because someone said he took something.
A company in court because they might have broken a promise.
Synonyms: accused, one on trial, blamed, person in question, suspect
Plaintiff (n.):
Definition: The person in court who says someone did something wrong to them.
Examples:
A person in court saying a doctor made a mistake.
A writer saying someone copied their book without permission.
Synonyms: accuser, complainer, one suing, claimer, victim
Culpability (n.):
Definition: Being at fault or to blame for something.
Examples:
Someone who caused a car crash because they weren’t looking.
A company that polluted a river by accident.
Synonyms: guilt, fault, blame, wrong, mistake
Common Law (n.)
Definition: Laws based on what judges have decided before.
Examples:
A judge using an old case to help make a decision.
Two people living together and everyone thinks they’re married, even without a wedding.
Synonyms: usual rules, old rules, tradition, past decisions, customs
Premises (n.):
Definition: A building and the area around it.
Examples:
A school and its playground.
A shop with a parking lot.
Synonyms: place, spot, location, property, area
Justification (n.)
Definition: A good reason for doing something.
Examples:
Saying you ate the last cookie because you were very hungry.
Explaining you were late because your bus broke down.
Synonyms: reason, excuse, cause, point, why
Battery (n.)
Definition: Hitting or touching someone in a mean way.
Examples:
Pushing someone down on the playground.
Throwing water on someone to be mean.
Synonyms: hit, smack, rough touch, hurt, strike
Assault (n.)
Definition: Scaring someone by acting like you’ll hurt them.
Examples:
Pretending to throw a ball at someone to scare them.
Acting like you’ll punch someone, even if you don’t.
Synonyms: threat, scare, fake hit, frighten, menace
Alibi (n.)
Something to prove you were somewhere else when something happened.
Synonyms: proof, evidence, reason, excuse, backup
Examples:
Saying you didn’t take the cookie because you were at soccer practice.
Showing a movie ticket as proof you were at a movie, not at the place a fight happened.
