Vocab: Shay's Rebellion

pausing or waiting right before doing something

• hesitation

• summon

• seize

• overthrow

• pension

to call someone with authority to be present in a court of law

• hesitation

• summon

• seize

• overthrow

• pension

to take by force

• hesitation

• summon

• seize

• overthrow

• pension

to remove forcibly from power

• hesitation

• summon

• seize

• overthrow

• pension

a regular payment that is made during a person’s retirement

• hesitation

• summon

• seize

• overthrow

• pension

a unit of land equal to 4,840 square yards

• acre

• summon

• seize

• overthrow

• pension

to officially declare someone guilty of a crime

• convict

• sentence

• amnesty

• pardon

• commute

the punishment given by a judge to someone who is convicted of a crime

• convict

• sentence

• amnesty

• pardon

• commute

an official forgiveness given to someone who has not been convicted

• convict

• sentence

• amnesty

• pardon

• commute

an official forgiveness given to someone who has been convicted

• convict

• sentence

• amnesty

• pardon

• commute