Vocabulary

• in prison: Confined in a prison; incarcerated.
• at times: Sometimes; occasionally.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• charged with: To be officially accused of something
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• material: Cloth; fabric
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• strike: To hit something
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• guilty: Responsible for doing something wrong
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• fierce: Very strong, wild or violent
• chill: State of being a little cold
• suspect: Person thought to have committed a crime
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• association: Organization of people with the same interest
• democracy: System of government in which everyone is equal
• plain: Obvious; clearly so, true
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• plummet: To fall quickly, as from the sky
• soil: Conditions in which something develops
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• custody: Legal right to be responsible and care for a child
• public: Owned by the government
• raid: Sudden entry by police; surprise attack by army
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• anniversary: Date occuring every year of a past event, wedding
• violate: To abuse, damage or disrespect
• confrontation: A disagreement or argument
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• possibly: May be true or likely, but is uncertain
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• summon: To order someone to come, e.g. to a court of law
• freedom: State of being free, not being controlled
• unexpectedly: In a surprising way because not expected
• liberation: Act of setting someone or something free
• jail: Place to hold criminals being punished for a crime
• prosecution: Lawyers acting to prove a defendant guilty
• chord: Line that joins two points on a circle
• detain: To keep someone somewhere, e.g. in jail
• fellowship: Friendly feeling or relationship