Vocabulary

• hate crimes: Crimes motivated by prejudice against a person's race, religion, sexual orientation, or other characteristic.
• in court: Present or being discussed during a legal trial or hearing.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• peace talks: Discussions between representatives of opposing sides in a conflict aimed at reaching a peaceful resolution.
• in terms of
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• across the board: Broad in scope or content
• off the table: No longer being considered or discussed.
• on the table: Located on the surface of a table.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• scenario: An imagined sequence of events in a plan/project
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• motivation: Reason behind why someone did something
• split: No longer married or in a relationship
• trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• status: Position or rank relative to others in a society
• intensity: Great energy, strength, or concentration
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• suspect: Person thought to have committed a crime
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• subsequent: Happening after; later
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• factor: Something that influences a result
• seek: To ask someone for help
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• outcome: Something that happens as a result, consequence
• couple: To join something to something else
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• penalty: Negative effect resulting from your actions
• leave: To go away from; depart
• crime: Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
• attorney: Person giving legal advice; a lawyer
• defense: Argument in support of something
• important: Having power or authority
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
• horrific: Terrifying and shocking
• jeopardy: When something may be harmed, damaged or lost
• accuse: To claim that someone has done something wrong
• violate: To abuse, damage or disrespect
• legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• embassy: Building where an ambassador works
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• cap: Covering for the end or top of something
• prosecution: Lawyers acting to prove a defendant guilty
• plead: To ask or beg for something in an urgent way
• datum: Item of factual information
• defendant: Person accused or sued in a legal case
• wrench: Tool for holding/turning objects of varying sizes
• aperture: Hole or opening controlling e.g. light on a lens