| bankruptcy |
the legal inability to pay debts. |
| decoy |
something used to attract animals or people into danger. Wooden decoys in the shape of birds or animals are often used by hunters to lead animals into a trap. |
| dubious |
having or showing doubt; skeptical. |
| emphatic |
forceful, determined, or insistent in speech or action. |
| extract |
a strong, concentrated form of a substance. |
| grieve |
to feel great sadness; mourn. |
| irritate |
to anger or bother. |
| parish |
a district of a Christian religion that has its own church and priest or minister. |
| pregnancy |
the condition in a female human or animal in which the body is developing new life and preparing to give birth. |
| prosecutor |
an attorney who tries a case against an accused person in a court of law. |
| recalibrate |
to reset or adjust the scale of (a quantitative measuring instrument or system), usually to maintain a correspondence with a standard. |
| reject |
to refuse to take, approve, or believe. |
| reportedly |
according to what has been said or according to rumor. |
| tabulate |
to arrange or organize systematically, especially in the form of a table. |
| verdict |
the decision of a judge or jury in a law case. |