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TOEFL Vocab: Government And Justice

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1. Exceptional badness as demonstrated by many serious evil deeds






2. Based on unbiasted standards - not on personal opinion






3. Against






4. Ab approved way for approaching a certain kind of situation






5. A specific act that breaks the law






6. A small group controlling a certain area of business






7. Make small changes in order to get a certain result






8. Strongly and with a lot of bad feelings






9. Giving money or other gifts to a government official or other person in authority in order to get special privileges






10. Opposite






11. To make a guess - the correctness of which will eventually be investigated systematically






12. To force; to put pressure on someone to do something






13. To attack or criticize forcefully






14. Involving a dispute between two citizens - not a criminal charge






15. To take something against its owner's will






16. Place next to one another






17. To capture






18. On purpose - not by accident






19. Powerful






20. A judgment in a court case






21. To make something less effective than usual






22. A group of several different groups or countries that are working together to achieve a certain goal






23. Making someone want it so much that the person feels ill without it






24. To suggest that someone was involved in a crime or other wrong behavior






25. In a way that brings an unwanted person or thing into someone else's affairs






26. To speak out in favor of something






27. Disrespectfully; emphasizing the weakness of otherwise respected things






28. To keep something from reaching a certain place






29. Someone who - in the opinion of the police - might have committed a certain crime






30. To avoid getting upset about something






31. Common; easy to find because it exists in great amounts






32. To speak out against something in very strong terms






33. A difficult situation - one that is hard to get out of






34. To wear away and become smaller






35. Kidnapping






36. Stealing a ship or taking the ship's cargo; the unlawful copying of books - CDs - etc.






37. According to what people say






38. A case of wrongdoing that hurts someone's reputation






39. To challenge






40. To prevent someone - for a relatively short time - from going on their way






41. A process in which people choose officials






42. An investigation






43. To decide that someone is guilty of a crime






44. Strong because large amounts are in a certain space






45. A person who is one's social equal






46. To twist or misrepresent; to make something seem different from what it really is






47. To examine something by looking at its parts






48. To find out a small group's opinion so that you can guess what a much larger group thinks






49. To say that someone did something wrong (e.g. - committed a crime)






50. To illegally bring things into a country