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Year 3
Week 15 Vocab
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English
9th Grade
09/17/2012

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Term
jurisdiction
Definition
the authority to hear and decide legal cases
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judicial
Definition
concerning judges, law courts, and their functions
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jurist
Definition
an expert in the law
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prejudice
Definition
an opinion formed before the facts are known
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justifiable
Definition
the can be defended as correct
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jurisprudence
Definition
the science and philosophy of law
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conjure
Definition
to summon a spirit by magic
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perjury
Definition
the willful telling of a lie while under oath
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abjure
Definition
to renounce; recant
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adjure
Definition
to command under oath; to entreat solemnly
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elapse
Definition
to slip by; pass
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relapse
Definition
fall back into a former condition
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collapse
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to fall down or fall to pieces
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lapse
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a slip of the tongue, pen, or memory; a falling away from one's belief or faith
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