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chapter 6
Term | Definition |
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unresloved | (of a person) uncertain of what to think or do. |
regulations | the action or process of regulating or being regulated. |
controversial | giving rise or likely to give rise to public disagreement. |
Heinous | (of a person or wrongful act, especially a crime) utterly odious or wicked. |
perpertrators | a person who carries out a harmful, illegal, or immoral act |
accountability | the fact or condition of being accountable; responsibility. |
correspondence | communication by exchanging letters with someone. |
superficial | appearing to be true or real only until examined more closely. |
incident | an event or occurrence. |
suspicious | causing one to have the idea or impression that something or someone is of questionable, dishonest, or dangerous character or condition. |
scenario | a written outline of a movie, novel, or stage work giving details of the plot and individual scenes. |
accosted | approach and address (someone) boldly or aggressively. |
resist | a resistant substance applied as a coating to protect a surface during some process, for example to prevent dye or glaze adhering. |
oppression | prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or control. |
apartheid | segregation on grounds other than race. |
exonerated | especially of an official body absolve (someone) from blame for a fault or wrongdoing, especially after due consideration of the case. |
injustice | an unjust act or occurrence. |
culpability | an unjust act or occurrence. |
prosecutorial misconduct | an illegal act or failing to act, on the part of a prosecutor, especially an attempt to sway the jury to wrongly convict a defendant or to impose a harsher than appropriate punishment. |
incarceration | the state of being confined in prison; imprisonment. |