| attorney |
a person whose job is to give legal advice and to speak for people in court; lawyer. |
| bond |
to bind together. |
| charter |
an official document given by a government or ruler to a business or other group. The charter explains the group's rights and responsibilities. |
| complex |
difficult to understand. |
| compliance |
acquiescence or conformity. |
| crypt |
a burial chamber or underground vault, especially one beneath a church. |
| detain |
to keep from going on; stop or delay. |
| icon |
a person or thing that people recognize as a symbol of something and is an object of great respect and admiration. |
| immigrant |
a person who moves permanently to another country from his or her native land. |
| incidental |
happening or likely to happen concurrently or in connection with something else but as a subordinate or less important element. |
| inhibition |
the condition of being held back or prevented from acting, as by one's own fear or embarrassment. |
| legislative |
having to do with the branch of government that has the power to pass laws. |
| marathon |
a race in which participants run 26.2 miles. |
| squeamish |
nauseated, or tending to be easily nauseated or disgusted; queasy. |
| suffrage |
the right to vote or the exercise of this right. |