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15 Cards in this Set
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A professional soldier who serves in a foreign army for pay
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mercernary
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a formal written accusation charging someone with a crime
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indictment
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a form of government characterized by absolute state power and unlimited authority of the ruler
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dictatorship
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a nation or person not taking sides in a war
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neutral
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a citizen not in military service
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civilian
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one who betrays a country by aiding an enemy
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traitor
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to seize private property for publice use, often as a penalty
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confiscate
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a messenger or agent sent by a government on official business
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envoy
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a mass disorderly and crude common people
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rabble
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a place for making and storing weapons and ammunition
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arsenal
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concerning the belief that a country should take little or no part in foreign affairs, especially through alliances or wars
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isolationist
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passed down from generation to generation
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hereditary
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the isolation of a place by hostile ships or troops
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blockade
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a private vessel temporarily authorized to capture or plunder enemy ships in wartime
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privateer
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taking advantage of one's official position to gain money or property by illegal means
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graft
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