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AP Spanish: Politics Govt

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1. Intolerancia
intolerance
prosecution
to investigate
alien - extreterrestrial

2. Fiscal
prosecuting attorney - district attourney
to attack
to interrogate
personnel - staff

3. Comité
guards
yield to - give in to
jail - prison
committee

4. Refugiado
candidate
delinquents
in question
refugee

5. Teléfono móvil
to vote
military troops
cell phone
foreign

6. Soldado
soldier
bands of rebels
disturbances
prosecuting attorney - district attourney

7. En cuestión
petition
murderers
in question
minister

8. Negociar
army
order (logical order)
military troops
to negotiate

9. Los detectives
orders
detectives
in question
to investigate

10. Petici
blackmail
a battle referring to war (war battle)
petition
lords (House of Lords)

11. Prender
to grasp
to resign from - step down
violence
murderers

12. Investigar
crimes
policemen - policewoman
to investigate
to give up

13. Ejército
legal costs
to torture
army
yield to - give in to

14. Enmienda
... - at the expense of; by dint of
just - fair - right
amendment
armored tank

15. La tecnolog
to give up
order (logical order)
technology
in the courtroom

16. Intentaron
at the expense of
dictatorship
they tried - they attemptted
assault - attack

17. Los criminales
just - fair - right
in question
civil rights
criminals

18. Rendirse
capital (city)
alien - extreterrestrial
to turn in - to denounce - to betray
to give up

19. A expensas de
blackmail
to abuse
at the expense of
spectacle - sight - show (as in entertainment)

20. La violencia
campaign
to accuse
to crash
violence

21. Teléfono celular
ran for (president...)
governor
cell phone
lawsuit

22. El personal
bribery
to resign from - step down
personnel - staff
machine gun

23. Lanzacohete
to investigate
a happening - an event
reprisals - retaliations
rocket launcher

24. Partidos
jail - prison
from Mars - Martian
parties (democratic - republic)
they tried - they attemptted

25. Culpable
from Mars - Martian
guilty
regime
coup d'etat - (military take over of government)

26. Los asaltadores
guilty
another event (happening) was taking place -
assailants
personnel - staff

27. Testimonio
minister
will
cell phone
supporters

28. Atropellar
civil rights
to run over
jobs - responsibilities
he was outspoken - he didn't mince words

29. Inmunidad
government
video cassette player
immunity
parties (democratic - republic)

30. El gobierno
to abuse
government
to turn in - to denounce - to betray
crimes

31. Diplomático
blackmail
diplomatic
assailants
personnel - staff

32. Procesamiento
prosecution
reform
strike/work stoppage
pickpockets

33. Los investigadores
investigato - rresearcher
crimes against humanity
diplomatic
machine gun

34. Los delincuentes
assailants
delinquents
... - at the expense of; by dint of
amendment

35. La Guerra
capital (city)
war
just - fair - right
global

36. Lores
to torture
assault - attack
jail
lords (House of Lords)

37. resentó su candidatura para
pickpockets
petition
conviction
ran for (president...)

38. Proceso
legal - (adjective) as in legal system
civil rights
pickpockets
procedure

39. El asesinato
judge
defense attorney
murder
liberty

40. Extranjero
to capture the commander
cloning
inflation
foreign

41. Acusado/a
accused - criminal - accused person
to negotiate
arms - weapons
terrorism

42. Interplanetario
consitution
machine gun
interplanetary
cell phone

43. Pleito
bribery
lawsuit
cell phone
election

44. Impuestos
taxes
policemen - policewoman
to handcuff
horrendous attrocities

45. Estuvo de luto
was in mourning
assault - attack
accused - criminal - accused person
to arrest

46. Los acusados
to interrogate
the accused - criminals
to capture the commander
terrorism

47. Acusar
diversity
dictator
immunity
to accuse

48. El robo
to kidnap
military advance
robbery
taxes

49. Motín
violence
uprising - revolt - riot
procedure
amendment

50. Derechos civiles
civil rights
jail - prison
to grasp
to harass