Law & Order S11E5: English vocabulary

a very bad or cruel person

a right or privilege that you have because of the family you are born into

to make someone feel annoyed, upset, or disappointed

a person who has been convicted of a serious crime

a small lock with a U-shaped metal bar, used for doors, gates, bikes, and boxes

a person whose job is to keep a business's financial records

the surgical removal of the foreskin from a boy or man

a heavy metal bar used for forcing things open or moving heavy objects

based on guesses or not certain

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

covered with a protective outer layer

a man who is a member of a local government council

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

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

to speak with repeated sounds or pauses because of a speech difficulty

covering a large area or including many things; extensive

firm and determined; not willing to change your mind

the process of sending someone back to another country to face trial or punishment

to a very great degree; extremely

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

in the proper or expected way; as required

a difference between two things that should match

locked with a key

a person who makes a living by committing crimes

to be in a very uncertain or risky situation

a tool with a sharp edge, used for cutting or shaping wood, stone, or metal

a written promise to pay a specific amount of money at a later time

believing that people are mostly selfish and cannot be trusted to be sincere

to make an exact copy of something or repeat an experiment or result

to show clearly that something is true or real

a process that makes cloth stiffer and stronger by coating it with a special substance

the quality of being honest and genuine

used to say something that is bold, rude, or about a taboo topic

a person who supervises someone who has been released from prison on parole

a film shot that shows two people together

the general mood or attitude toward politics at a particular time

an outward appearance that hides the real nature of something

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

to do your best and put a lot of energy into something

to attack someone in a drive-by shooting

past tense and past participle of shoot

moving quickly with light, springy steps

the crime of getting into a building illegally in order to steal or commit another crime

very unpleasant-smelling

to record that you have started work or a shift

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 give something to someone in authority or for official handling

a building where Jewish people go to pray and study their religion

an official court order that allows police to search a place

to cut something off or separate it by force

used to say that something is not believable

absolutely not; no way

to criticize something by pointing out its flaws or weaknesses

to sleep for a short time, especially during the day

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

an informal way of asking what is new or how someone is doing

to think that something is probably true or will happen

to hit something with a quick, hard blow

believing that something is true, often when it is not

used at the end of a statement to ask for agreement or confirmation

used to introduce the main point or important detail of what you are saying

to laugh quietly

the mass murder of Jews by the Nazis during World War II

something that blocks movement or makes progress difficult

the fact of living in a place, or the place where you live

likely to cause doubt, concern, or suspicion

familiar with something because you know it well

used to say you have won or beaten someone

the woman who gave birth to someone, especially when she is not the person's adoptive mother

a written record of an accident, problem, or unusual event

a school or college where people learn filmmaking

relating to the Roman Catholic Church

not clear, sharp, or easy to see or hear