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CA chapter 6
vocab guid
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Unresolved | something that's not resolved |
| Regulations | a rule or directive made and maintained by an authority |
| controversial | giving a rise or likely to give rise to public disagreement |
| heinous | utterly odious or wicked |
| perpetrators | a person who carries out a harmful, illegal, or immoral act |
| accountability | the fact or condition of being accountable ; responsibility |
| Superficial | existing or occurring at or on the surface |
| Incident | an event or occurrence |
| Suspicious | having or showing a cautious distrust of someone or something |
| Scenario | a written outline of a movie, novel, or stage working giving details of the plot and individual scences |
| Accosted | approach and address (someone) boldly or aggressively |
| Resist | withstand the action or effect of |
| Oppression | prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or control |
| Apartheid | segregation on grounds other than race |
| Exonerated | release someone from (a duty or obligation) |
| Injustice | lack of fairness or justice |
| Culpability | responsibility for a fault or wrong; blame |
| Prosecutorial misconduct | an illegal act or failing to act, on the part of a prosecutor, especially an attempt o sway the jury to wrongly convict |
| Incarceration | the state of the being confined in prison; imprisonment |