Vocabulary: Op-Ed on Wrongful Convictions

What is a 'Proxy'?

• A formal declaration that someone is guilty

• A person authorized to act on behalf of another

• A great difference or lack of equality

• An excuse for being somewhere else at the time of a crime.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Fill in the blank: 'Exoneration' is the act of ______ someone of blame or guilt.

• A) convicting

• B) clearing

• C) prosecuting

• D) mitigating

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

Fill in the blank: 'Bias' is a ______ or preference for or against something.

• disparity

• verdict

• prejudice

• reform

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

What does 'Verdict' mean?

• A) A formal written or spoken statement

• B) A decision made by a jury in a court of law

• C) The act of clearing someone of blame

• D) To make less severe or intense.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What is 'Reform'?

• To make changes in something in order to improve it

• To give evidence in a court of law

• A formal declaration that someone is guilty

• A person authorized to act on behalf of another.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What does 'Convict/ed/tion' refer to in a legal context?

• A person authorized to act on behalf of another

• A formal declaration that someone is guilty of a crime

• The act of clearing someone of blame

• A decision made by a jury.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Fill in the blank: 'Testify/ied/mony' involves a formal ______ or spoken statement.

• verdict

• testimony

• exoneration

• disparity

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Fill in the blank: The con artist used _______ to trick people out of their money.

• Robust

• Deception

• Scrutiny

• Ameliorate

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does 'Robust' mean?

• To make something better; to improve

• Strong and healthy; vigorous

• To an extent that is too large or too small in comparison with something else

• Close and careful examination.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the meaning of 'Scrutiny'?

• The act of misleading or deceiving someone; lying

• Close and careful examination

• To make something better; to improve

• Strong and healthy; vigorous.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4