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Legal Terminology in Georgia: Week 21 Vocabulary

Learn key legal terms including "repealed," "Capital crime," "provision," and more in this week's Georgia Studies Vocabulary. Enhance your understanding of legal language with these definitions.

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Legal Terminology in Georgia: Week 21 Vocabulary

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  1. Georgia Studies Vocabulary Week 21

  2. 1) repealed • to revoke or withdraw formally or officially

  3. 2) Capital crime • any criminal charge which is punishable by the death penalty

  4. 3) provision • a clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter

  5. 4) reluctant • unwilling; disinclined

  6. 5) preamble • an introductory statement; preface; introduction

  7. 6) whigs • a member of the patriotic party during the Revolutionary period; supporter of the revolution.

  8. 7) morale • emotional or mental condition with respect to cheerfulness, confidence, zeal, etc., especially in the face of opposition or hardship

  9. 8) rebel • a person who refuses allegiance to, resists, or rises in arms against the government or ruler of his or her country.

  10. 9) mulatto • the offspring of one white parent and one black parent.

  11. 10) siege • the act or process of surrounding and attacking a fortified place in such a way as to isolate it from help and supplies, for the purpose of lessening the resistance of the defenders and thereby making capture possible.

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