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TOEFL Vocab: Government And Justice

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






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






3. Place next to one another






4. Exceptional badness as demonstrated by many serious evil deeds






5. Related to a large organization with a lot of complicated procedures






6. To examine something by looking at its parts






7. To make big improvements






8. Kidnapping






9. To get away from something that tries to catch you






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






11. Disrespectfully; emphasizing the weakness of otherwise respected things






12. To take something against its owner's will






13. A small group controlling a certain area of business






14. To speak out in favor of something






15. A judgment in a court case






16. To capture






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






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






19. Someone who wants to be chosen - especially in an election - for a position






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






21. Responsible for doing something bad






22. To decide that someone is guilty of a crime






23. To see something - especially a crime - happen






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






25. To keep something from reaching a certain place






26. The power to mae decisions - to tell others what to do






27. To speak out against something in very strong terms






28. Personal honesty and good character






29. Strongly and with a lot of bad feelings






30. An investigation






31. A process of watching something or someone for a long time - usually because the person is suspected of something






32. A specific act that breaks the law






33. To make something less effective than usual






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






35. Powerful






36. In a style that is not normal and is offensive to many






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






38. In a quiet - hard-to-notice way






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






40. To bring into public office; to start formally






41. Against






42. Left behind after most of a thing has gone






43. To avoid getting upset about something






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






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






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






47. A process in which people choose officials






48. Extremely unattractive - in a way that catches a lot of attention






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






50. To attack or criticize forcefully