Vocabulary

• in prison: Confined in a prison; incarcerated.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• in terms of
• in court: Present or being discussed during a legal trial or hearing.
• family members: People related by blood, marriage, or adoption.
• any sort of: Any kind of; any type of
• last summer: The summer before this one.
• behind the scenes: Secretly or without being known to the public.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• very much so: To a great extent; indeed
• other places: Different locations or areas
• as opposed to: In contrast to; rather than.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• typically: In a normal or usual way
• unprecedented: Not having happened before, or to such a degree
• variety: Particular type of thing or person
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
• fraud: Use of dishonest ways to take something valuable
• guilty: Responsible for doing something wrong
• pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
• component: One of the parts that something is made up of
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• journal: A diary; record of what you do every day
• orbit: Path an object takes as it circles another object
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• scheme: Plan (sometimes dishonest) to get or do something
• grant: To admit an opinion is true but not fully agreeing
• connection: Something that joins things together; being joined
• crime: Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
• prison: Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
• supreme: Greatest in degree/nature/quality; absolute best
• fake: Not real; made to look like something real
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• precedent: A similar action happening before now
• telltale: Someone who discloses information intentionally
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• person: Man, woman or child
• dissonance: Lack of harmony or agreement
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• convict: Person in prison
• pardon: To forgive for some error or fault; let off
• donate: To give money, etc. to charity, party, etc.
• enlist: To obtain support from someone
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• prosecute: To try to prove someone legally guilty of a crime
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• happen: To take place or occur
• jail: Place to hold criminals being punished for a crime
• rail: To complain or object forcefully
• plead: To ask or beg for something in an urgent way
• incumbent: A person who holds a particular office or position
• patty: Small pie or pasty
• presidential: Concerning the president
• wholesale: Concerning the selling of goods in large amounts
• jasmine: Plant producing flowers and a sweet smell