Vocabulary

• in prison: Confined in a prison; incarcerated.
• public life: The aspect of a person's life that concerns their involvement in public affairs, especially as a politician or other figure known to the general public.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• in jail: Imprisoned; confined in a jail or prison.
• charged with: To be officially accused of something
• sentenced to life: To be given a punishment of imprisonment for the rest of one's life.
• symbol of: Something that represents or stands for something else, especially an object representing an abstract idea.
• in exchange for: Given or done as an equivalent or substitute for.
• rule in: To make an official decision in favor of someone in a legal case.
• per cent: Out of every 100; a proportion multiplied by 100
• positive light: A way of presenting someone or something that makes them seem good or desirable.
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• black: To fill in something to make it a very dark color
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• party: Social event often with food, drinks and dancing
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• end: The point where a process or activity stops
• leave: To go away from; depart
• help: To act to enable a person to do something; assist
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• call: A order or request for action
• instrumental: Relating to, composed for, or performed on a musical instrument or instruments (without vocals).
• cent: 100th of the basic unit of money e.g. a dollar
• specialized: To focus on one area of a field or profession
• mark: Person's name
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• prison: Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• rule: Something that is normal and usually happens
• law: Field of study that relates to the legal profession
• unconditionally: Without demands being made before agreeing
• public: Owned by the government
• rebuild: To get back something that was lost, e.g. trust
• transfer: To move to a different place, job or school
• plainly: In a simple manner
• aim: Act of pointing something at a target
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• prisoner: Someone kept in a prison as punishment for a crime
• racial: Of or relating to race
• trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
• violent: Done with force; likely to produce physical damage
• unite: To join or come together for the same goal
• correspondence: Quality of similarity or equality
• award: To give a prize for doing something well
• suspicion: Feeling that something or something is doubtful
• legally: In a way that is allowed by or related to laws
• swear: To say bad or impolite words to someone
• institute: Organization studying science, engineering etc.
• penalty: Negative effect resulting from your actions
• involvement: Act or process of joining in a particular activity
• propose: To make an offer of marriage
• elect: To select someone for a position by voting
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• negotiation: A formal discussion to reach an agreement
• rebellious: Wanting to do things your way; resisting authority
• resolve: To make a decision to do something
• poorly: Badly; not enough; not sufficient
• negotiate: To have a formal discussion to reach an agreement
• rally: Public meeting to support or oppose something
• racist: Believing that people of other races are inferior
• lifelong: Continuing through life; lasting a long time
• apartheid: System that separated people on the basis of race
• sabotage: To destroy or damage, often secretly, to weaken
• treason: Crime of trying to overthrow your own government
• militant: Using strong forceful methods to achieve a goal
• acquit: To perform or behave well, badly
• segregation: Forced separation of people by race, color etc.
• disobedience: Doing what is not following the rules
• guerrilla: Person fighting for a political cause
• boycott: To not buy a product for moral reasons
• conspiracy: Plan made in secret to do something illegal
• advocacy: Request for change
• warfare: Methods used by those fighting in a war
• expel: To force a person to leave a place or organization
• crusade: Vigorous focused activity for a worthy cause
• grassroot: An ordinary member of an organization.