Vocabulary

• behind bars: In prison; imprisoned.
• of counsel: A lawyer who advises a firm but is not a partner.
• in jail: Imprisoned; confined in a jail or prison.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• obvious: Easily understood and clear; plain to see
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• obsession: Irrational motive for performing certain actions
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• disrupt: To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
• intimidate: To make someone feel afraid
• advice: Suggestion about what would help someone
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
• conclusion: End of something; finish
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• aim: Act of pointing something at a target
• attorney: Person giving legal advice; a lawyer
• escort: Person going with you for protection/help/company
• constitution: Statement of fundamental principles of a country
• sole: The part of your foot which touches the ground
• personal: Done by or to a particular person; individual
• row: To move a boat using oars
• committee: Group of people who do or decide something
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• recommendation: Act of suggesting something as a good choice
• public: Owned by the government
• disruptive: Causing trouble; disturbing a class, etc.
• testimony: Public statement of personal religious experiences
• amendment: A change, addition, or improvement to something
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• remove: To get rid of something completely
• senator: An elected politician belonging to the senate
• choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
• dangerous: Involving the chance of hurt or damage; risky
• jail: Place to hold criminals being punished for a crime
• prosecution: Lawyers acting to prove a defendant guilty
• hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
• answer: To reply to a question someone asks
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• counsel: To listen and give expert advice to someone
• tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
• put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
• quietly: In a quiet manner; making little sound or fuss
• respectfully: In a respectful way; politely; with consideration
• unquote: To remove the quotation marks from
• lawyer: Professional who helps people with the law
• courtroom: Room in which a law court sits
• chairman: A man in charge of a meeting