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AP Spanish: Politics Govt

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1. Pleito
committee
to crash
machine gun
lawsuit

2. Los lugares
amendment
places
prosecution
cloning

3. No tenía pelos en la lengua

4. La capital
military troops
to turn in - to denounce - to betray
capital (city)
places

5. Dimitir
conviction
spectacle - sight - show (as in entertainment)
terrorism
to resign from - step down

6. Los detectives
investigato - rresearcher
from Mars - Martian
campaign
detectives

7. Los carteristas
lords (House of Lords)
pickpockets
refugee
procedure

8. Intolerancia
reform
reprisals - retaliations
armored tank
intolerance

9. Fiscal
cell phone
computers
prosecuting attorney - district attourney
a battle referring to war (war battle)

10. Los policías
investigato - rresearcher
war
technology
policemen - policewoman

11. Justo
delinquents
just - fair - right
violence
legal - (adjective) as in legal system

12. Represalias
reprisals - retaliations
answering machine
cell
committee

13. Torturar
criminals
the accused - criminals
to torture
prosecuting attorney - district attourney

14. Global
prosecution
global
crimes
to vote

15. Convicción
another event (happening) was taking place -
conviction
refugee
cell

16. A expensas de
at the expense of
coup d'etat - (military take over of government)
dictatorship
protests

17. Sublevación
intolerance
to run over
revolt - rebellion
spectacle - sight - show (as in entertainment)

18. Clonar
rifle
to negotiate
to arrest
to clone

19. Jur
a battle referring to war (war battle)
legal - (adjective) as in legal system
innocent
president

20. Estuvo de luto
was in mourning
to abuse
murderers
committee

21. Prender
to crash
illegal
legal - (adjective) as in legal system
to grasp

22. Controversias
controversies
liberty
uprising - revolt - riot
soldier

23. Batalla belicosa
judge
conviction
a battle referring to war (war battle)
micro cassette

24. El desfalco
regime
accused - criminal - accused person
election
embezzlement

25. Esposar
amendment
to handcuff
retirement home - old people's home
at the expense of

26. Candidato
witness
candidate
horrendous attrocities
delinquents

27. Lanzacohete
rocket launcher
amendment
to arrest
at the expense of

28. Atentado
an attempt (an attack)
retirement home - old people's home
just - fair - right
civil rights

29. Gobernador
governor
campaign
retirement home - old people's home
bribery

30. Costas procesales
inflation
police station
legal costs
in question

31. Soldado
violence
soldier
an attempt (an attack)
pickpockets

32. Acosar
was in mourning
government
to harass
witness

33. Dictadura
soldier
it happened
video cassette player
dictatorship

34. Libertad
government
reprisals - retaliations
liberty
to investigate

35. Refugiado
to harass
refugee
at the expense of
uprising - revolt - riot

36. Inmunidad
immunity
technology
... - at the expense of; by dint of
to arrest

37. La cárcel
jail
blackmail
election
to abuse

38. En la sala de un tribunal
in the courtroom
personnel - staff
strike/work stoppage
to abuse

39. Teléfono celular
procedure
cell phone
personnel - staff
disturbances

40. Impuestos
video cassette player
taxes
senator for life
election

41. Elección
assailants
election
dictator
coup d'etat - (military take over of government)

42. La violencia
violence
rifle
it happened
delinquents

43. Comité
dictatorship
committee
censor - censorship - censure
to grasp

44. Capturar al comandante
soldier
to capture the commander
army
it happened

45. Asilos de ancianos

46. Intentaron
to abuse
they tried - they attemptted
to give up
guards

47. Ministro
to abuse
to attack
minister
global

48. Orden
military advance
procedure
organizacion (as in a religious order)
witness

49. Autómatas
robots
embezzlement
bands of rebels
robbery

50. En cuestión
amendment
jobs - responsibilities
it happened
in question