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33 Cards in this Set
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Litigation
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(N) a lawsuit, or the act of carrying on a suit in a court of law
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Commute
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(V) To change a heavy, severe punishment or obligation to a lighter one
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Surveillance
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(N)a close watch or observation
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Extradite
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(V) to get from or deliver to authorities of another state or counrty, a person wanted in connection with a crime
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Gendarme
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(N) an armed or military police officer
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Posse
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(N) A group of people armed with legal authority
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Turnkey
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(N) A jailer, or person in charge of the keys of a prison
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Alibi
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(N) A claim that the accused was elsewhere at the time of a crime
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Illicit
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(ADJ) Improper, forbidden by law or custom
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Poach
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(V) To trespass, or to hunt or catch illegally
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Abscond
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(V) To steal off or run away secretly
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Purloin
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(V) To steal
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Extort
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(V) To get something by threats, violence, or illegal force
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Rapine
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(N) Pillage, plunder, or the seizing and carrying off of other people's property by force
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Brigand
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(N) A bandit or robber, usually a member or a band
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Regicide
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(N) The murder or a king; or one who kills a king
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Pretext
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(N) An excuse, pretense, or false reason put forth to hide a real motive
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Pretension
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A claim or declaration whose truth may be questioned
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Bewitch
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(V) To fascinate, charm, or cast a spell over
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Intrigue
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(V) A secret plot or to arouse curiousity
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Inveigle
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(V) To entice by trickery
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Fraudulent
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(ADJ) Deceitful, false, or based on fraud
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Humbug
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(N) A hoax, fraud, or sham; or an imposter
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Cozen
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(V) To cheat or beguile, or to bring about by crafty dishonesty
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Dupe
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(V) To fool, trick, or deceive; or a victim of deception
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Gull
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(V) To cheat trick or delude; or a person easily tricked
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Guile
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(V) Deceit, treachery, or cunning
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Stratagem
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(N) A deception, scheme, or trick
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Subterfuge
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(N) A deception used to conceal or escape something unpleasant
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Collusion
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(N) A consiracy for a fraudulent purpose
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Calumny
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(N) Slander, or a malicious falsehood about another person
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Traduce
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(N) To slander, !defame!, or speak maliciously of
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Credulity
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(N) Readiness or belief, especially on slight evidence
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