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Crime and Punishment
Question | |
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a written summons to appear in court | citation |
required | compulsory |
to seize property by an authorized branch of government | confiscate |
angry disregard;haughty disgust | contempt |
illegally imported or exported goods | contraband |
the act of obtaining funds or property through force or intimidation | extortion |
to steal | filch |
to irritate and annoy persistently | harass |
upcoming; about to occur | impending |
to jail | incarcerate |
to protect from harm, especially from financial loss | indemnify |
theft | larceny |
a wrongful or evil deed | malefaction |
the killing of one's mother | matricide |
having to do with money | pecuniary |
concerning punishment for crime | penal |
to carry out; to commit | perpetrate |
payment for damage done | restitution |
to give up voluntarily | waive |
to accuse or assert before proving | allege |