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Ms. Mannings vocab
Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| to accuse or assert before proving. | allege |
| 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 |