Twelve Angry Men Vocab #2

Front

hung jury

Back

a jury that cannot agree on a verdict (decision)

Front

open and shut

Back

simple, clear cut

Front

elevated train

Back

a train on tracks that is above the roads and streets

Front

abstain

Back

to refrain or not take part in

Front

sadist

Back

a person who takes pleasure in making others suffer

Front

acquitted

Back

judging someone innocent

Front

tenement

Back

a rundown, and often overcrowded, apartment complex

Front

arrogance

Back

an offensive display of superiority over another

Front

writhing

Back

to twist the body about or squirm

Front

technicality

Back

a small detail in a set of rules