Law & Order

Peter Griffin (United States of America)
LAW & ORDER: LOS ANGELES "PASADENA"
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  1. court
    an assembly to conduct judicial business
    As the court officers handcuff Patricia for transport,
    Nelson leans over the bar for a final embrace with
    Patricia.
  2. transport
    move something or somebody around
    As the court officers handcuff Patricia for transport,
    Nelson leans over the bar for a final embrace with
    Patricia.
  3. genuine
    not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed
    Patricia allows him to hug her -- and we see
    genuine feeling between these two, if only for the years
    they’ve shared.
  4. honor
    a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
    Your Honor, my client testified in the * successful prosecution of Robert
    Forester.
  5. client
    someone who pays for goods or services
    Your Honor, my client testified in the * successful prosecution of Robert
    Forester.
  6. testify
    give a solemn statement in a court of law
    Your Honor, my client testified in the * successful prosecution of Robert
    Forester.
  7. successful
    having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
    Your Honor, my client testified in the * successful prosecution of Robert
    Forester.
  8. prosecution
    legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior
    Your Honor, my client testified in the * successful prosecution of Robert
    Forester.
  9. probation
    a trial period during which one's abilities are tested
    Probation * is the appropriate sentence.
  10. appropriate
    suitable for a particular person, place, or situation
    Probation * is the appropriate sentence.
  11. murder
    unlawful premeditated killing of a human being
    JUDGE HIRSH * As long as I wear this robe, no one * murders a baby and walks.
  12. detention
    a state of being confined (usually for a short time)
    JUDGE HIRSH
    And she’ll be serving it at the Century Regional Detention Center.
  13. center
    a building dedicated to a particular activity
    JUDGE HIRSH
    And she’ll be serving it at the Century * Regional Detention Center.
  14. respect
    an attitude of admiration or esteem
    With * respect to the amended count of * solicitation to commit murder, the * Court hereby sentences Patricia Nelson * to 365 days in the county jail.
  15. amended
    modified for the better
    With * respect to the amended count of * solicitation to commit murder, the * Court hereby sentences Patricia Nelson * to 365 days in the county jail.
  16. commit
    perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
    With * respect to the amended count of * solicitation to commit murder, the * Court hereby sentences Patricia Nelson * to 365 days in the county jail.
  17. text
    the words of something written
    Morales and Price follow Patricia and the Unis to the front
    door, when Price gets a text.
  18. specific
    stated explicitly or in detail
    I gave Forester specific instructions to put the car back in the garage.
  19. protect
    shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage
    He found out what you’d done, he tried to protect you.
  20. appear
    give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
    A crack appears in Patricia’s demeanor....
  21. demeanor
    the way a person behaves toward other people
    A crack appears in Patricia’s demeanor....
  22. residential
    of or relating to the act of dwelling in a place
    CHARGER - STREET/HOUSE - PALM SPRINGS - DAY 45
    Winters and TJ, followed by a Palm Springs PD patrol car,
    drive up a residential street.
  23. deserted
    forsaken by owner or inhabitants
    The place looks deserted.
  24. description
    the act of depicting something
    A car matching the description of the one
    that ran down Rebecca Townley.
  25. response
    the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange
    No response from an increasingly apprehensive Patricia.
  26. increasingly
    advancing in amount or intensity
    No response from an increasingly apprehensive Patricia.
  27. apprehensive
    in fear or dread of possible evil or harm
    Owen could see solemnity descend on his father’s brow with the first sip, while his mother often looked apprehensive about the possible hysteria to come.
  28. conspirator
    a member of a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act
    Agree to testify against your co- * conspirators and I’ll keep you out of * prison.
  29. dignity
    the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
    You can die with dignity, at home.
  30. doubt
    the state of being unsure of something
    I doubt a woman like you, who has faced down cancer, would stand still for what your husband was planning to do.
  31. planning
    an act of formulating a program for a course of action
    I doubt a woman like you, who has faced down cancer, would stand still for what your husband was planning to do.
  32. memory
    the cognitive process whereby past experience is remembered
    Planning to obliterate your memory, your life together, the life you gave up for his career, obliterate all that with this ready-made family the minute you succumb to your disease.
  33. career
    the particular occupation for which you are trained
    Planning to obliterate your memory, your life together, the life you gave up for his career, obliterate all that with this ready-made family the minute you succumb to your disease.
  34. dismiss
    stop associating with
    We move to dismiss this case for insufficient evidence, your Honor.
  35. insufficient
    of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement
    We move to dismiss this case for insufficient evidence, your Honor.
  36. evidence
    knowledge on which to base belief
    We move to dismiss this case for insufficient evidence, your Honor.
  37. honor
    a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
    We move to dismiss this case for insufficient evidence, your Honor.
  38. morale
    a state of individual psychological well-being
    Mr. Morales doesn’t have the car or this phantom computer which could somehow magically negate my client’s alibi.
  39. negate
    make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of
    Mr. Morales doesn’t have the car or this phantom computer which could somehow magically negate my client’s alibi.
  40. client
    someone who pays for goods or services
    Mr. Morales doesn’t have the car or this phantom computer which could somehow magically negate my client’s alibi.
  41. alibi
    proof that someone accused of a crime could not have done it
    Mr. Morales doesn’t have the car or this phantom computer which could somehow magically negate my client’s alibi.
  42. convenient
    suited to your comfort or purpose or needs
    When he drives, that station is a convenient stopping point.
  43. so-called
    doubtful or suspect
    All this so-called evidence only highlights the big hole in the middle of your case: the murder weapon.
  44. murder
    unlawful premeditated killing of a human being
    All this so-called evidence only highlights the big hole in the middle of your case: the murder weapon.
  45. weapon
    any instrument used in fighting or hunting
    All this so-called evidence only highlights the big hole in the middle of your case: the murder weapon.
  46. suspect
    regard as untrustworthy
    Now that LAPD has a suspect in custody.
  47. custody
    guardianship over
    Now that LAPD has a suspect in custody.
  48. heinous
    extremely wicked or deeply criminal
    I hope the focus will shift to the one responsible for this heinous crime and away from the wild speculation that has engulfed my family.
  49. crime
    an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
    I hope the focus will shift to the one responsible for this heinous crime and away from the wild speculation that has engulfed my family.
  50. engulf
    flow over or cover completely
    I hope the focus will shift to the one responsible for this heinous crime and away from the wild speculation that has engulfed my family.
  51. perilous
    fraught with danger
    Our nation faces perilous times and I will not be
    distracted from my duties
    No, I didn’t see the man, I close at
    eleven, but like I told the officer
    here, when I got to the station about 6
    am that morning, I come to find
    somebody busted the lock on the hose.
  52. obstruction
    any structure that makes progress difficult
    One more lie and you’re going from obstruction to murder conspiracy.
  53. conspiracy
    a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act
    One more lie and you’re going from obstruction to murder conspiracy.
  54. arrest
    take into custody
    If you want us to arrest her for
    obstruction, we can do that.
Created on Thu Apr 17 15:04:03 EDT 2014 (updated Thu Apr 17 16:19:21 EDT 2014)

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