Week Thirteen Vocab Practice List

What does the word "abjure" mean?

• To give up rights; to recant

• To interpret laws

• To prove something

• To break a law

Who is a "judge"?

• An expert in law

• A person chosen to interpret laws, decide on a winner, or settle a controversy

• A group of people sworn to abide by the laws

• A territory where laws are followed

What is "jurisdiction"?

• Fairness; rightfulness

• The fact that proves something is true

• The territory or land in which justice and laws are administered and followed

• To break the law by lying

What does "jurist" refer to?

• An expert in law

• A person who recants

• A group of people who determine the truth

• A person who offers proof

What is the role of a "jury"?

• To interpret laws

• To give up rights

• A group of people sworn to abide by the laws to determine the truth

• To offer proof

What does "just" mean?

• To break a formal promise

• Lawful; fair

• To recant

• To offer

What is "justice"?

• Fairness; rightfulness

• To prove something

• To break the law

• To interpret laws

What is "justification"?

• To give up rights

• The fact that is said to prove that something is true

• An expert in law

• A territory where laws are followed

What does "justify" mean?

• To prove; to offer

• To break a law

• To recant

• To interpret laws

What is "perjury"?

• To break the law by lying; to break a formal promise; to break an oath

• To give up rights

• Fairness; rightfulness

• To offer proof