Name ________________________________________ Act 3 Vocabulary
Directions: Write the definition for each word.
- Precedent
= An act or instance that may be used as an example in dealing with
subsequent similar instances.
- Prosecution
= The party by whom criminal proceedings are instituted or conducted. The
side that is seeking legal punishment.
- Atheist
= One who denies the existence of God
- Jury
= A body of persons legally selected and sworn to inquire into any matter
of fact and to give their verdict according to the evidence
- Sine
die = Without a day specified for a future meeting; indefinitely: Parliament
was dismissed sine die.
- Lamentation
= The act of mourning aloud.
Wailing.
- Reconvene
= To assemble once again. Meet once again.
- Paradox
= A self-contradictory statement that may in fact be true
- Sotto
voce = Under the breath: in an undertone; also: in a private
manner
- Unanimous
= Being of one mind. Agreeing
- Adjourn
= To suspend a session indefinitely or to another time or place; to
transfer to another place
- Rotogravure
= A printing process that produces an image or impression from a cylinder.
- Defendant
= Bert Cates is the defendant. He is a person required to make answer in a
legal action or suit.
- Prejudice
= A preconceived preference or idea. An adverse judgment or opinion formed
beforehand or without knowledge or examination of the facts.
- Bias
= A preference or an inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial
judgment. An unfair act or policy stemming from prejudice.
- Bigot
= a prejudiced person who is intolerant of any opinions differing
from his own.
- Racist
(n) = a person with a prejudiced belief that one race is superior to
others. (adj.) discriminatory especially on the basis of race or religion
- Pariah
= A social outcast:
- Agnostic
= One who believes that it is impossible to know whether there is a God.
- Gluttony
= Excess in eating; extravagant indulgence of the appetite for food;
voracity.