Vocabulary

Government, Law and Order

1. The plea that the accused person was elsewhere at the time of crime A.
2. Criminal act of setting fire to property A..
3. A partner in crime A
4. To set free from accusation; to be declared not guilty A.
5. To accuse without proof A..
6. The chief law officer and representative in legal matters of a national or state government: A..
7. A written statement made on oath, before a notary public A..
8. The unlawful buying and selling of goods B
9. A liquor smuggler B.
10. Coins and notes, not genuine C.
11. Mercy shown on an offender, especially by the President C..
12. Smuggled goods C..
13. The scientific study of crime and criminals C
14. A person serving a sentence in prison C.
15. Penalty of death for a crime C. P.
16. To kill someone, by nailing him on a cross C
17. One who leaves military service, without permission D
18. The place in a court, where the prisoner stands D
19. Counterfeiting signature F
20. A severe beating with a whip or stick, as punishment F
21. Structure on which criminals are hanged G..
22. A room in which people are put to be killed with poisonous gas G. C.
23. An instrument for beheading, by means of a heavy blade on a frame G
24. Person given to another as pledge H..
25. One who inherits H
26. The person whose work is to hang criminals H
27. One who passes himself off as someone else I
28. Done against the law I
29. A group of people who hear the evidence in a case, and give the decision J
30. Territory over which administration of justice extends J
31. To cross a street where there is no regular crossing J
32. Something left behind, according to a will L
33. An organization of criminals who control many activities M
34. An official who has the power to judge, in the lowest court of law M
35. A rope used to hang a person N
36. An official authorized to certify or attest documents N.. P.
37. A piece of writing from a government office, giving someone the right to sell a new invention P
38. A sea robber P.
39. Study of punishment and police discipline P
40. To bring a criminal charge against someone P
41. A person who brings a charge against somebody P
42. A punishment fixed by law for a crime P
43. An institution for reforming young offenders R
44. A mass disturbance R.
45. A detective S
46. A lawyer S.
47. Not authentic (eg. Liquor) S.
48. To cheat someone of his money S
49. Writ ordering a persons attendance in court S.
50. International and secretive damage to railway tracks etc. S.
51. To bring a claim for money against somebody S.
52. To enter a place without permission T.
53. The act of judging a person or case in a court T.
54. A formal statement made by a witness in a court of law T.
55. The official decision made by a jury, and declared to the judge at the end of a trial V
56. A written and signed order allowing the police to take action against someone W
57. A person representing his country in another country A.
58. Lawlessness or the absence of a government A..
59. A person who murders a political leader A.
60. A sheet of paper used to cast a secret vote at an election B
61. Government by officers who are appointed, rather than elected B..
62. The condition of self-government A.
63. A group of ministers who form the government C.
64. The body of laws and principles according to which a country is governed C
65. A parliamentary division, whose people elect a representative to represent them in parliament
C.
66. The time after which citizens should not be seen on the streets, in times of emergency C.
67. One who leaves a political party and joins another D..
68. A ruler with absolute power; one who rules by force T..; D.. ; D.; A.
69. A succession of rulers, all members of the same family D
70. The action of finding the political secrets of other countries E.
71. A person who is obsessed with a political or religious belief F
72. The period between two governments I.
73. A temporary rule by the armed forces, when the civil authority has broken down M.. L.
74. Excessive delay in official procedures R
75. The period of rule R
76. The period of holding an appointment T..
77. An order given by a party to its members in the parliament to attend, to vote on some issue
W
78. A general pardon, especially for political offence against the government A.
79. A court in the armed forces for trying offences by personnel in the armed forces C M..
80. A court set up by the church E.. C..
81. The process of carrying on a law suit L