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Understanding Key Legal Terms: Perjury, Abjure, and the Nature of Rule

Explore significant legal vocabulary that influences the framework of governance and justice. This guide covers essential terms like "perjury," which refers to the act of breaking a legal oath, and "abjure," meaning to renounce or swear off. Delve into concepts of ruling with terms like "predominant" and "domineering," highlighting patterns of behavior in power dynamics. Learn about forms of governance through "aristocracy" and "theocracy," and how terms like "legitimate" and "privileged" shape legal discussions.

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Understanding Key Legal Terms: Perjury, Abjure, and the Nature of Rule

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  1. Vocabulary List #11 English 1 English 1 Honors

  2. JUR “to swear, to vow”

  3. PERJURY • Noun • Breaking of a legal oath • The manager swore at the trial that he had no information about the store robbery; when he was found to be lying, police charged him with perjury.

  4. ABJURE • Verb • To swear off; renounce. • After his fellow club members turned against him in the meeting, Peter abjured all contact with them.

  5. CONJURE • Verb • To bring forth, especially through words. • In the opening of the book, the author conjures up an image of his boyhood farm.

  6. DOMIN “to rule, to dominate”

  7. PREDOMINANT • Adjective • Being most evident or apparent. • Although there are flashes of color here and there in the painting, black is the predominant shade.

  8. DOMINEERING • Adjective • Forcing others to obey. • Lucy’s little sister is so domineering that she often orders the whole family, including her parents around.

  9. INDOMITABLE • Adjective • Unbeatable; resilient. • Rebecca’s indomitable courage helped her survive her illness.

  10. CRAT/CRAC “to rule; power”

  11. ARISTOCRACY • Noun • Group of the most wealthy and privileged. • Members of the country’s tiny aristocracy had private beaches for sunbathing.

  12. THEOCRACY • Noun • Government by a religious leader or figure. • The theocracy in the country ended when the high priests representing the gods were caught stealing from the people.

  13. BUREAUCRAT • Noun • A minor official. • Councilman Jillian Roberts nominated several unqualified candidates to city positions, leading to an increase in the number of bureaucrats in the city’s government.

  14. LEG “law”

  15. LEGITIMIZE • Verb • To give credit or recognition to. • The police officer feared that giving the criminals any media attention at all would legitimize their group’s existence.

  16. PRIVILEGED • Adjective • Available only to a special few; entitled to something special. • As a member of the most secret intelligence operations, Vergil was entitled to privileged information.

  17. LEGISLATIVE • Adjective • Having to do with the law. • In one particularly chaotic legislative session, a law was passed, repealed, and passed again.

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