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Accessory |
Someone who gives assistance to the perpetrator of a crime without directly committing it or present. |
EX: she was charged as an accessory to murder |
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Affidavit |
A written sworn statement of fact voluntary made by an affiant or deponent under oath by person authorized to do so by law |
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Alibi |
A claim that one was elsewhere when an act, typically a criminal one. Offer and excuse or defense for someone by providing an account of their whereabouts at the time of an act |
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Arraignment |
Formal reading of a criminal charging document in presence of defendant to inform the defendant of charges against them |
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Barbiturate |
Any idea class of sedative & sleep-inducing drugs from barbituric acid |
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Belligerent |
Hostile & aggressive |
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Caliber |
Quality of someone's character or level of their ability |
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Conscientious |
Wishing to do what is right |
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Coroner |
An official who investigates violent, sudden, or suspicious deaths |
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Culprit |
Person who is responsible for a crime or other misdeed |
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Defamation |
The action of damaging the good reputation of someone |
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Dilapidated |
Of a building or object in a state of disrepair or ruin as a result of age or neglect |
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Disheveled |
(Of a person hair, clothes or appeareance) untidy; disordered |
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Embezzlement |
Theft or missappopriation of funds placed in ones trust |
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Epilepsy |
Brain disorder that causes seizures |
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Erratic |
Not even or regular in pattern or movement; unpredictable |
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Fictitious |
Artificially created or developed |
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Hypodermic |
Of or relating to the region immediately beneath the skin |
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Hysterical |
Deriving from or affected by uncontrolled extreme emotion |
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Illicit |
Forbidden by law, rules |
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Laceration |
A deep cut or tear in skin or flesh |
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Delinquent |
Typically of a young person or person behavior Showing or characterized by a tendency to commit crime, may be minor one |
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Deterrent |
A think that discourages or is intended to discourage someone from doing something |
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Mischievous |
showing a fondness for causing trouble in a playful way |
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Mischief |
Annoying behavior but not meant to cause harm |
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Obscene |
(description of sexual matter) offensive by standards of morality and decency |
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Silhouette |
Dark shape and outline of someone or something visible against a lighter background |
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Obstruct |
Block or get in the way |
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Tetanus |
Bacterial disease that affect nervous system |
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Transient |
Lasting for short period of time |
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Scarcely |
Only just, almost not |
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Resuscitation |
Action of reviving someone |
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Restitution |
Restoration of something lost or stolen to its proper owner |
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Rensezvous |
Meeting at an agreed time and place |
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Quarrel |
Angry argument or disagreement |
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Protruding |
Sticking out |
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Prevalent |
Widespread in particular area at particular time |
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Perseverance |
Steady persistent in a course of action despite difficulty |
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