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Crime and Punishment
Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Allege | To accuse or assert before proving. |
| Citation | A written summons to appear in court |
| Compulsory | Required |
| Confiscate | To seize property by an authorized branch of government |
| Contempt | Angry disregard; haughty disgust |
| Contraband | Illegally imported or exported goods |
| Extortion | The act of obtaining funds or property through force or intimidation |
| Filch | To steal |
| Harass | To irritate and annoy persistently |
| Impending | Upcoming; about to occur |
| Incarcerate | To jail |
| Indemnify | To protect from harm, especially from financial loss |
| Larceny | Theft |
| Malefaction | A wrongful or evil deed |
| Matricide | The killing of one's mother |
| Pecuniary | Having to do with money |
| Penal | Concerning punishment for crime |
| Perpetrate | To carry out; to commit |
| Restitution | Payment for damage done |
| Waive | To give up voluntarily |