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  1. mirrored
    like or characteristic of a mirror image
    She told the police that Mr. Johnson, who is 6-foot-7, had choked her, stripped her of much of her clothing, smashed her against a mirrored dresser and taken two telephones from her to prevent her from calling for help, according to police records.
  2. altercation
    a noisy, angry argument or fight between people
    The case involved David W. Johnson, 37, who had risen from working as Mr. Paterson’s driver and scheduler to serving in the most senior ranks of the administration, but who also had a history of altercations with women.
  3. allege
    report or maintain
    The alleged assault happened shortly before 8 p.m. on Halloween in the apartment she had shared with Mr. Johnson and her 13-year-old son for about four years, according to police records.
  4. jurisdiction
    the territory within which power can be exercised
    The State Police, which had no jurisdiction in the matter, confirmed that the woman was visited by a member of the governor’s personal security detail.
  5. portray
    represent, as in a work of art
    Many details of the governor’s role in this episode are unclear, but the accounts presented in court and police records and interviews with the woman’s lawyer and others portray a brutal encounter, a frightened woman and an effort to make a potential political embarrassment go away.
  6. retaliation
    action taken in return for an injury or offense
    The woman’s lawyer asked that she not be identified by name because she feared retaliation, in part because she works at a public hospital.
  7. aide
    someone who acts as an assistant
    Last fall, a woman went to court in the Bronx to testify that she had been violently assaulted by a top aide to Gov. David A. Paterson, and to seek a protective order against the man.
  8. proceedings
    (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
    The woman was twice granted a temporary order of protection against Mr. Johnson, according to the proceedings in Family Court in the Bronx.
  9. Attorney General
    the position of the head of the Justice Department and the chief law enforcement officer of the United States
    On Wednesday night, in response to inquiries from The New York Times, Mr. Paterson said in a statement that he would request that Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo investigate his administration’s handling of the matter.
  10. spokesman
    a male spokesperson
    Through a spokesman, Mr. Paterson said the call actually took place the day before the scheduled court hearing and maintained that the woman had initiated it.
  11. superintendent
    a person who directs and manages an organization
    The State Police superintendent, Harry J. Corbitt, said he was told of the episode within 24 hours after it occurred.
  12. embarrassment
    the shame felt when inadequacy or guilt is made public
    Many details of the governor’s role in this episode are unclear, but the accounts presented in court and police records and interviews with the woman’s lawyer and others portray a brutal encounter, a frightened woman and an effort to make a potential political embarrassment go away.
  13. testify
    give a solemn statement in a court of law
    Last fall, a woman went to court in the Bronx to testify that she had been violently assaulted by a top aide to Gov. David A. Paterson, and to seek a protective order against the man.
  14. p.m.
    after noon
    The alleged assault happened shortly before 8 p.m. on Halloween in the apartment she had shared with Mr. Johnson and her 13-year-old son for about four years, according to police records.
  15. York
    the English royal house that reigned from 1461 to 1485
    On Wednesday night, in response to inquiries from The New York Times, Mr. Paterson said in a statement that he would request that Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo investigate his administration’s handling of the matter.
  16. times
    a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
    On Wednesday night, in response to inquiries from The New York Times, Mr. Paterson said in a statement that he would request that Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo investigate his administration’s handling of the matter.
  17. public
    not private
    The woman’s lawyer asked that she not be identified by name because she feared retaliation, in part because she works at a public hospital.
  18. within
    on the inside
    The State Police superintendent, Harry J. Corbitt, said he was told of the episode within 24 hours after it occurred.
Created on Thu Feb 25 08:45:31 EST 2010

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