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  1. protective
    intended or adapted to provide safety of some kind
    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.
  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. harass
    annoy continually or chronically
    In the ensuing months, she returned to court twice to press her case, complaining that the State Police had been harassing her to drop it.
  4. woman
    an adult female person
    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.
  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. bruise
    a small injury that results in discoloration
    “I’m scared he’s going to come back,” she said, according to the proceedings, in which a court referee at the initial hearing noted bruises on the woman’s arm.
  8. 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.
  9. assault
    attack someone physically or emotionally
    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.
  10. investigate
    conduct an inquiry of
    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.
  11. violently
    in a violent manner
    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.
  12. potential
    existing in possibility
    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. frightened
    made afraid
    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.
  14. shortly
    in the near future
    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.
Created on Thu Feb 25 08:47:21 EST 2010

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