Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• home in: Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
• charged with: To be officially accused of something
• to death: Extremely; to a great degree
• evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
• in the back seat: Having a less active or secondary role; not in control.
• beyond a reasonable doubt: Evidence that leaves no sensible doubt about the truth.
• at school: Present and attending school.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• in court: Present or being discussed during a legal trial or hearing.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• point in time: A specific moment or instance when something occurs or exists.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• in touch: Having contact or communication with someone.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• call on: To order or ask someone to do a specific activity
• put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
• up to no good: Engaged in dishonest, harmful, or mischievous activity.
• sentenced to life: To be given a punishment of imprisonment for the rest of one's life.
• switch on: To put something electrical on or off
• going on: To continue doing something
• on the line: At risk; in a situation where something could be lost.
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• approximately: Around; nearly; almost; about (a number)
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
• trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
• separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
• suspicious: Doubtful about someone's honesty
• domestic: Someone paid to help with housework in your house
• guilty: Responsible for doing something wrong
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
• dispute: To argue with someone about something
• degree: Amount or extent of something
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• emergency: Sudden event needing an immediate action
• respond: To answer something or someone
• prison: Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
• pivotal: Having a lot of importance
• defense: Argument in support of something
• enforcement: Process of making sure that rules are followed
• slap: To hit with the open hand or with a flat object
• audio: Concerning sound
• argue: To fight or disagree over something
• neighborhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• circuit: An area where cars race in a circle
• testimony: Public statement of personal religious experiences
• homicide: A murder
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• convict: Person in prison
• entrance: A place where you enter a house or other building
• dorm: College building with rooms that students live in
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• ransom: Money demanded for the release of a prisoner
• prosecution: Lawyers acting to prove a defendant guilty
• tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
• forget: To not remember something
• report: Account of the necessary facts and information
• law: Field of study that relates to the legal profession
• involuntary: Without a person specifically wanting or trying to
• call: A order or request for action
• voice: Ability to sing well
• die: Cube with dots numbering 1-6 on it used in games
• run: To depart or travel according to a schedule
• notify: To inform; to communicate specific information
• acquit: To perform or behave well, badly
• ray: Person's name
• manslaughter: Killing of a human being without intention
• eyewitness: Someone who sees and event with their own eyes
• granddaughter: Your son or daughter's daughter