Vocabulary

• end in: To have something as the final result.
• check on: To check that things are OK, correct
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• from power: To lose control or position of authority.
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• under oath: Having promised legally to tell the truth in court.
• contrary to: In opposition to; against.
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
• split: No longer married or in a relationship
• parliament: Elected officials who govern a country (in the UK)
• trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• conduct: Your behavior
• consent: To agree or give approval to do something
• authority: The power to give orders to people
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• vice: used as part of the title of particular positions. The person who holds one of these positions is next below in authority to the person who holds the full position and can act for them
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• refer: To talk about or write about something
• require: To demand that someone does something
• contrary: (Of weather) difficult; likely to cause trouble
• interpretation: Explanation of the meaning of something
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• initiate: To cause something to begin
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• adopt: To legally take a child into your family
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• conviction: Act of finding someone guilty of a crime
• theoretically: As regards ideas that could be true
• civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
• belief: Being sure that something exists or is true
• supreme: Greatest in degree/nature/quality; absolute best
• constitution: Statement of fundamental principles of a country
• colony: Group (bees, etc.) that live in the same place
• defense: Argument in support of something
• scandal: Unacceptable/immoral event causing public shock
• monarch: A king or queen
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• resign: To leave a job because you want to
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• harassment: Continually bothering someone in an unfair way
• senate: A board of governors at a college or university
• cease: To come or bring to an end; stop continuing
• secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• remove: To get rid of something completely
• senator: An elected politician belonging to the senate
• indictment: Charge of committing a crime
• prosecution: Lawyers acting to prove a defendant guilty
• treason: Crime of trying to overthrow your own government
• incompetence: Lack of skill or ability to do a task successfully
• impeach: To charge a public official with misconduct
• politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
• oath: Promise to do something
• impeachment: Charging a public official with misconduct
• fire: Heat and the flame produced when burning
• legislature: Official group with the authority to make laws
• acquit: To perform or behave well, badly
• judiciary: System of judges and courts in a country
• partisan: Resistance fighters in World War II
• power: Legal or official right to perform certain actions
• spanish: Concerning the culture and people of Spain
• house: Place where a specific activity or business occurs
• office: Room or building used for business
• king: Person considered the best or top at something
• louisiana: A state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War