Law & Order S16E4: English vocabulary

to go from place to place asking people for opinions, votes, or support

wanting to kill someone or related to killing a person

broken into small parts or pieces

the act of making something less severe or less harmful

happening by chance, not by plan or intention

to show that something is true or correct by giving evidence

bad or careless professional treatment, especially by a doctor

more able or skilled than someone or something else

impossible or very hard to understand

to accept or ignore bad or wrong behavior, without trying to stop it

to encourage people to act violently or unlawfully

the style or design of letters used in writing or decoration

an official order to appear in court or give evidence

talking a lot

the activity of riding on an inflatable tube for fun, especially on water

the legal responsibility of caring for someone, especially a child

to send a case back to a lower court for further action

long and not clearly organized, especially in speech or writing

something that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level

to get something, especially with effort or care

a legal decision that someone is not guilty

a written statement that you swear is true, used as evidence in court

to formally ask an authority or organization for something

to stop a meeting, trial, or game for a time, with plans to continue later

a chemical salt or ester of nitric acid

to leave a place you have been using or living in

to make someone a priest or minister in a religious ceremony

seeming reasonable or likely to be true

the act of frightening or pressuring someone to make them do something

happening or done at the same time as something else

to make something explode

an offensive word for a man who is thought to be mentally ill or behaving in a wild way

showing no shame or embarrassment, especially in a bold or rude way

the main frame and underside of a vehicle, especially a car

to bring different people, groups, or things together so they work as one

the practice of learning a job by following and watching an experienced worker

to move with small quick side-to-side or up-and-down motions

one of the hard joints in the middle of your fingers

to have sex

to talk in a casual, lively way

a small bomb made from a metal pipe

a person who takes part in a public protest

a game in which a player or side must reach five points before the other side does

to drive around casually with no particular destination

past tense and past participle of shoot

the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

to be blamed or punished for something, especially for someone else's wrongdoing

to think of and create a plan, idea, or solution

the power or advantage you get from using something to help you achieve more

to cry in a noisy way with short, broken breaths

to speak quietly and unclearly, so that it is hard to understand

the killing and wounding of many people, especially in war or violence

to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

to escape or avoid something, especially by cleverness or trickery

to start legal action against someone, especially for a crime

showing that someone is begging or asking for something in a strong, urgent way

proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

to stay in a place secretly, especially to avoid being found or arrested

God or another spiritual force that people believe controls what happens

newer and more recently made than earlier models

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

a cocktail made with Scotch whisky and Drambuie

a person's height

far away; at a great distance

a wheelbarrow or a similar cart with one wheel

to make a machine, system, or device stop working properly or at all

a long, pointed tooth, especially in a meat-eating animal

a small amount of something that is left after the rest has been removed or used

a reason or explanation that shows something is right or acceptable

used to say that something does not belong in a place or situation

a short, relaxed walk

not yet born

to make someone feel happy or entertained

the first nuclear bomb ever made or used

to say what you think openly, especially when it is difficult or risky