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E11 Vocabulary List #3
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11th Grade
09/17/2010

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perjury
Definition
The willful giving of false testimony under oath, especially in a legal inquiry
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abjure
Definition
To repudiate or retract especially with formal solemnity; to recant; to forswear
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unjustly
Definition
Without or lacking fairness
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recrimination
Definition
A bitter counter-charge or counter-accusation against an accuser
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allegation
Definition
An affirmation or assertion with little or no proof
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illegitimate
Definition
Not in accordance with established rules, principles or standards; incorrect by law
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discriminate
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To distinguish or note as different; to show partiality; to differentiate against
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legacy
Definition
Anything handed down from the past, as from an ancestor
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certify
Definition
To attest to formally or authoritatively; to confirm; to testify or vouch for; to guarantee
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jurisdiction
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Right, power or authority to interpret and apply the law; the limits or territory where authority may be exercised
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relegate
Definition
To confine or send to an inferior or lower position, condition or place
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secrete
Definition
To discharge, generate or release; to separate out a substance from cells
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