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February 25, 2010 By Joaquin S.

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  1. family court
    a court in some states in the United States that has jurisdiction over family disputes (especially those involving children)
    The woman was twice granted a temporary order of protection against Mr. Johnson, according to the proceedings in Family Court in the Bronx.
  2. police
    the force of policemen and officers
    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.
  3. Johnson
    36th President of the United States; was elected vice president and succeeded Kennedy when Kennedy was assassinated (1908-1973)
    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.
  4. governor
    the head of a state government
    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. jurisdiction
    in law; 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.
  6. 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.
  7. investigate
    conduct an inquiry or investigation 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.
  8. State
    the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies
    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.
  9. brutal
    resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
    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.
  10. alleged
    doubtful or suspect
    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.
  11. testify
    give testimony 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.
  12. Lawrence
    a town in northeastern Kansas on the Kansas River; scene of raids by John Brown in 1856
    The woman’s lawyer, Lawrence B. Saftler, said that the conversation lasted about a minute and that the governor asked how she was doing and if there was anything he could do for her.
  13. temporary
    not permanent; not lasting
    The woman was twice granted a temporary order of protection against Mr. Johnson, according to the proceedings in Family Court in the Bronx.
  14. maintained
    kept in good condition
    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.
  15. assert
    to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
    And she again asserted that she had been pressured by the State Police.
  16. granted
    acknowledged as a supposition
    The woman was twice granted a temporary order of protection against Mr. Johnson, according to the proceedings in Family Court in the Bronx.
  17. New York
    the largest city in New York State and in the United States; located in southeastern New York at the mouth of the Hudson river; a major financial and cultural center
    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.
  18. complain
    express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
    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.
  19. final
    an examination administered at the end of an academic term
    Then, just before she was due to return to court to seek a final protective order, the woman got a phone call from the governor, according to her lawyer.
  20. request
    express the need or desire for; ask for
    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.
  21. 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.
  22. conversation
    the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
    The woman’s lawyer, Lawrence B. Saftler, said that the conversation lasted about a minute and that the governor asked how she was doing and if there was anything he could do for her.
  23. personal
    concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
    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.
  24. problem
    a question raised for consideration or solution
    “I’m glad you’re doing this,� the woman told the referee, “because I thought it was going to be swept under the table because he’s like a government official, and I have problems even calling the police because the state troopers kept calling me and harassing me to drop the charges, and I wouldn’t.�
  25. mention
    make reference to
    Mr. Saftler said the governor never mentioned the court case, but he would not say if the call had influenced her decision not to return to court.
  26. about
    (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
    He declined to answer further questions about his role in the matter.
  27. hours
    an indefinite period of time
    The State Police superintendent, Harry J. Corbitt, said he was told of the episode within 24 hours after it occurred.
  28. member
    anything that belongs to a set or class
    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.
  29. history
    a record or narrative description of past events
    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.
  30. minute
    a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
    The woman’s lawyer, Lawrence B. Saftler, said that the conversation lasted about a minute and that the governor asked how she was doing and if there was anything he could do for her.
  31. year
    the period of time that it takes for a planet (as, e.g., Earth or Mars) to make a complete revolution around the sun
    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.