forgery
criminal falsification by making or altering an instrument with intent to defraud
NOTES:
Former Taiwan president Chan Shui bian and his wife Wu Shu Chen have been sentenced to life imprisonment after being found guilty of corruption , forgery and money-laundering charges.
embezzlement
the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else
NOTES:
Former Taiwan president Chan Shui bian and his wife Wu Shu Chen have been sentenced to life imprisonment after being found guilty of corruption , forgery and money-laundering charges.
defraud
deprive of by deceit
NOTES:
Chen Sui Bian was found guilty of all the charges including abuse of his position as a public servant to defraud, embezzling public funds and corruption.
imprisonment
the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)
NOTES:
Former Taiwan president Chan Shui bian and his wife Wu Shu Chen have been sentenced to life imprisonment after being found guilty of corruption , forgery and money-laundering charges.
acquitted
declared not guilty of a specific offense or crime; legally blameless
confiscation
seizure by the government
self-styled
as claimed by and for yourself often without justification
NOTES:
He was the self-styled son of Taiwan, supposedly a voice for native Taiwanees
staggering
so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm
NOTES:
The total amount of money involved in Chen's corruption cases was a staggering 780 million Tw dollars
scandal
a disgraceful event
NOTES:
Chen's son and daughter-in-law have also been convicted and given prison terms for their roles in the former first family'€™s bribery and money laundering scandal.
disgrace
a state of dishonor
NOTES:
The heavy sentence was nothing unexpected for Taiwan's former disgraced president.
asset
a useful or valuable quality
supposedly
believed or reputed to be the case
NOTES:
He was the self-styled son-of-Taiwan, supposedly a voice for native Taiwanees
dub
the new sounds added by dubbing
NOTES:
The hearing in the corruption cases involving Chen Shui Bian, and the former first family has been dubbed the trial of the century in Taiwan.
profiteer
someone who makes excessive profit (especially on goods in short supply)
NOTES:
In the Lungtan Land deal case, he was found guilty of embezzlement, profiteering, taking bribes and money laundering.
abuse
cruel or inhumane treatment
NOTES:
abuse of his position as civil servant to defraud.
siphon
a tube running from the liquid in a vessel to a lower level outside the vessel so that atmospheric pressure forces the liquid through the tube
vendetta
a feud in which members of the opposing parties murder each other
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aide
someone who acts as assistant
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rival
the contestant you hope to defeat
placate
cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
aggravated
made more severe or intense especially in law
indecent
not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society
assault
attack someone physically or emotionally
crack down
repress or suppress (something regarded as undesirable)
NOTES:
crack down on drink driving
deter
turn away from by persuasion
NOTES:
to deter this type of crime
well-wisher
someone who shares your feelings or opinions and hopes that you will be successful
NOTES:
well-wisher tried to get a glimpse of the Wong Tai Sin portrait
evasion
the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver
condemnation
an expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable
nonexistent
not having existence or being or actuality
scarcity
a small and inadequate amount
amnesty
a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense
irrigation
supplying dry land with water by means of ditches etc
aquifer
underground bed or layer yielding ground water for wells and springs etc
infiltration
a process in which individuals (or small groups) penetrate an area (especially the military penetration of enemy positions without detection)
genocide
systematic killing of a racial or cultural group
atrocity
an act of atrocious cruelty
foetus
an unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal
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