Will Donald Trump Go To Jail? Here's What To Expect From The Former President's Sentencing

Question 1

A business record

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a document (hard copy or digital) that records an “act, condition, or event” related to business

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falsify

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alter (information or evidence) so as to mislead

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rigged

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When something is rigged, it has been fraudulently manipulated by someone to get their desired outcome (e.g., the game was rigged in favor of the home team).

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conceal

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to hide; withdraw or remove from observation; cover or keep from sight

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corrupt

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cause to act dishonestly in return for money or personal gain

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be convicted of

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having officially been found guilty of a crime in a law court

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coordinate sb as sth

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make sb become sth

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Probation officer

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an officer appointed to investigate, report on, and supervise the conduct of convicted offenders on probation.

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probation

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a period of time during which a person who has committed a crime has to obey the law and be supervised by a probation officer, rather than being sent to prison.

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felony

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a serious crime, like murder, arson, or burglary

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incarceration

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the act of putting or keeping someone in prison or in a place used as a prison

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be confined to somewhere/sth

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to exist only in a particular area or group of people

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First-time offenders

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people who have never been convicted of a crime before. They also usually don’t have prior criminal records.

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warden

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a person charged with the care or custody of persons, animals, or things; keeper.

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A conditional sentence

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an imprisonment (jail) sentence, except that the offender serves the sentence outside of jail, under strict, jail‑like conditions.

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weigh in favour of

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to indicate that something is more likely or beneficial than the alternatives

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home confinement or home detention

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the offender is confined to the home for most hours, with stated exceptions for school, work, religious services, medical or drug treatment, or food shopping.

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distinctly

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without doubt; unmistakably

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be held in contempt

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considered by the court to have broken the law by disobeying or disrespecting the judge

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conspiracy

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a secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful.

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gag order

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when a judge prohibits the attorneys, parties, or witnesses in a pending lawsuit or criminal prosecution from talking about the case to the public.

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issue

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to give, supply, or produce something official

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veiled (a veiled reference/threat/warning)

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Veiled words or ways of behaving are not direct or expressed clearly

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bend over backwards

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to try very hard to do something good or helpful

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arbiter

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A person appointed, or chosen, by parties to determine a controversy between them. A person who has the power to settle an argument between people

Question 26

say

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(the right to give) an opinion about something