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TOEFL Vocab: Government And Justice

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






2. A person who is one's social equal






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






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






5. To illegally bring things into a country






6. Powerful






7. Strong because large amounts are in a certain space






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. According to what people say






15. Opposite






16. To challenge






17. To keep something from reaching a certain place






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






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






20. To make something less effective than usual






21. To attack or criticize forcefully






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






23. Disrespectfully; emphasizing the weakness of otherwise respected things






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






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






26. Kidnapping






27. On purpose - not by accident






28. A specific act that breaks the law






29. Something that makes the truth of a statement seem more likely






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






31. A mistaken belief






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






33. A process in which people choose officials






34. A judgment in a court case






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






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






37. To speak out in favor of something






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






39. To decide that someone is guilty of a crime






40. To take something against its owner's will






41. An investigation






42. Place next to one another






43. Left behind after most of a thing has gone






44. Responsible for doing something bad






45. Believing that something is wrong; acting in a way that makes people believe you have done something wrong






46. Exceptional badness as demonstrated by many serious evil deeds






47. To make big improvements






48. To examine something by looking at its parts






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






50. A conclusion drawn from evidence