Vocabulary

• on hold: Temporarily delayed or suspended.
• pursuant to: In accordance with; following
• amounted to: To have reached a total of; to be equal to.
• set up
• made public: To reveal or announce something to everyone.
• on camera: While being filmed or recorded.
• get around to: To finally start doing something you avoided doing
• in charge: To be responsible for
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• have to: Must do
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in exchange for: Given or done as an equivalent or substitute for.
• in the meantime: During the time between two events; meanwhile.
• in concert: Together in cooperation or agreement.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
• admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
• fraud: Use of dishonest ways to take something valuable
• victim: Person/thing affected by an unpleasant event
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• journal: A diary; record of what you do every day
• judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
• plain: Obvious; clearly so, true
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• eligible: Being able to be chosen or selected; suitable
• assault: To attack someone physically or emotionally
• violent: Done with force; likely to produce physical damage
• minor: Not so large in size; not important or valuable
• proceed: To continue to do something; carry on
• attorney: Person giving legal advice; a lawyer
• original: Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
• maintenance: Keeping (a machine) working by checking and fixing
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• impose: To make someone to do or endure something
• enforcement: Process of making sure that rules are followed
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• lawsuit: A proceeding in law courts to get a legal decision
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• sue: Person's name
• jail: Place to hold criminals being punished for a crime
• hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
• prosecutor: Lawyer who tries to prove a person's guilt
• analyst: Someone who is skilled at studying details of data
• withhold: To hold something back; restrict access to
• oversee: To check on or manage the work of others
• litigation: Adjudication in a court; process of law
• legality: Lawfulness through conformity to a legal statute
• newsroom: Part of a tv station where news is compiled