vocabulario Flashcards
Unalienable
not transferable to another or not capable of being taken away or
denied.
Unalienable rights
Rights that cannot be taken or given. Human rights that cannot be violated
Despotism
The exercise of absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way
Usurpation
To seize and hold in possession by force or without right. Taking someone’s power by force
Prudence
The ability to govern oneself by the use of reason; cautiousness
Candid
Expressing emotions and opinions in a sincere way
Candid
Express feelings or opinions in a sincere way
Relinquish
To give over possession or control of
Annihilation
The state or fact of being completely destroyed or obliterated
Jurisdiction
A system of law courts; a power or authority
Arbitrary
Ruling by absolute authority
Ravaged
To wreak havoc on
Disavow
To deny responsibility; to refuse to acknowledge or accept
Proclamation
Official statement
Insurrection
Violent uprising against an authority or government
Acquisition
Something or someone acquired or gained
Reconcile
to find a way of making (two different
ideas, facts, etc.) exist or be true at the
same time
Documentary
A presentation expressing with factual events
Abridging
To shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense
Infringed
Break a law or rule; reduce someones legales rights of freedom
Infamous
Known for a bad thing
Jeopardy
exposure to or imminence of death,
loss, or injury
Compensation
Something awarded to someone as a recompense for loss
Acquiesce
To agree without protest
Inflicted
Impose something unwelcome on
Construed
Interpret in a particular way
Ratified
To approve or sanction formally
Amendment
The process of altering amending a law or document
