proselytism
the practice of proselytizing
statute
an act passed by a legislative body
quell
suppress or crush completely
egregious
conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
domicile
housing that someone is living in
jurisprudence
the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
arraignment
a legal document calling someone to court to answer an indictment
indigent
poor enough to need help from others
succinct
briefly giving the gist of something
reticence
the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary
precarious
not secure; beset with difficulties
incarcerate
lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
penumbra
a fringe region of partial shadow around an umbra
certitude
total certainty or greater certainty than circumstances warrant
relegate
assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
consign
give over to another for care or safekeeping
libel
a false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person
stipulate
specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement
eclipse
one celestial body obscures another
swath
the space created by the swing of a scythe or the cut of a mowing machine
earmark
give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
contingency
the state of being contingent on something
coup de grace
the blow that kills (usually mercifully)
impasse
a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
cede
give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
renege
fail to fulfill a promise or obligation
