conspiracy

conspiracy 

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a secret plan made by two or more people to do something that is harmful or illegal  conspire 

He was charged with conspiracy to commit criminal damage 

quell

 quell

to end a situation in which people are behaving violently or protesting, especially by using force = put down 

plainclothes militia

plainclothes militia  

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plain-clothes police are police who wear ordinary clothes so that they can work without being recognized 

verify

verify  

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to discover whether something is correct or true 

A computer program verifies that the system is working  

to state that something is true = confirm   

His statement was verified by several witnesses

 

mullah

mullah  

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a Muslim teacher of law and religion 

Both brothers followed the family tradition and became mullahs 

glorify

 glorify  

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to make someone or something  seem more important or better than they really are   

films which glorify violence 

vilify

vilify  

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to say or write bad things about someone or something
vilify somebody/something for (doing) something  

Johnson was vilified in the press for refusing to resign 

nullify

nullify  

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law to officially state that something has no legal force  

The election results were nullified because of voter fraud 

He asked for nullification of election results 

casualties

casualty)casualties) 

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meone who is hurt or killed in an accident or wameone who is hurt or killed in an accident or war
Our aim is to reduce road casualties
civilian casualties (=people who are not soldiers who are injured or killed
Our aim is to reduce road casualties
civilian casualties (=people who are not soldiers who are injured or killed) 

defiant

defiant  

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clearly refusing to do what someone tells you to do 

Mark smashed a fist on the desk in a defiant gesture 

condemn

condemn 

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to say very strongly that you do not approve of something or someone, especially because you think it is morally wrong  

Politicians were quick to condemn the bombing

Gunfire

Gunfire 

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the repeated shooting of guns, or the noise made by this
 

 I heard a burst of distant gunfire  

Two men were shot in an exchange of gunfire with the police 

 

when someone shoots a gun

shot • shooting • gunfire • fire • volley • bombardment • barrage • shelling • hail of bullets

conduit

conduit 

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pipe or passage through which water, gas, a set of electric wires etc passes 

 

conduit 

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a connection between two things that allows people to pass ideas, news, money, weapons, drugs etc from one place to another
conduit for

public order

public order 

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a situation in which rules are obeyed and authority is respected 

 the breakdown of law and order  

The riots are a threat to public order 

patron

patron  

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someone who supports the activities of an organization, for example by giving money 

a wealthy patron

staunch

steadfast==staunch  

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giving strong loyal support to another person, organization, belief 
 

a staunch conservative

summon

summon 

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to order someone to come to a place 

The president summoned Taylor to Washington

condemn

condemn 

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to say very strongly that you do not approve of something or someone, especially because you think it is morally wrong  

Politicians were quick to condemn the bombing

manipulate

manipulate 

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to make someone think and behave exactly as you want them to, by skilfully deceiving or influencing them 

He was one of those men who manipulated people

chaos

chaos 

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a situation in which everything is happening in a confused way and nothing is organized or arranged in order  

The country was plunged into economic chaos