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12 angry men vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| sadist | a person who enjoys being cruel |
| sheepish | embarrassed or bashful, as by having done something wrong or foolish. |
| injustice | an unjust or unfair act;wrong |
| ignorant | lacking in knowledge or training |
| recreate | make new, make happen again |
| hobble | to walk lamely or limp |
| wading | to make ones way slowly or laboriously |
| fantastic | unbelievable; not based on reality |
| ballot | a slip of paper that voters write their decision on, normally in secret |
| arrogance | offensive display of self importance; overbearing pride |
| testimony | the statement or declaration of a witness under oath or affirmation, usually in court. |
| exception | opposition of opinion |
| demonstration | the action or process of showing the existence or truth of something by giving proof or evidence |
| object | to offer a reason or argument in opposition |
| recount | to relate or narrate; tell in detail; give the facts or particulars of |
| unshakeable | a belief or an opinion |
| abstain | hold back from doing |
| deliberate | to think carefully attentively, to consult or confer formally |
| proposition | anything stated or affirmed for discussion or illustration |
| defendant | person or company who has criminal charges held against them in court |
| unanimous | in complete agreement |
| premeditated | done deliberately, planned in advance |
| naive | having or showing lack of experience or knowledge |
| antagonize | to act in opposition |
| prosecution | the institution and carrying on of legal proceedings against a person |
| reform | the improvement of amendment of what is wrong, corrupt, unsatisfactory |
| jury | 12 citizens in court who listen to a case, deliberate, and chose the verdict as guilty or not guilty |
| verdict | the answer to a case as in guilty or not guilty |
| mistrial | jury can not agree |
| monoply | control or possession of something |
| reasonable doubt | uncertainty to guilty or not guilty, making them choose not guilty |