Vocabulary

Vocabulary

legislative - a law which has been publish by legislature

Impeachment - a formal process in which an official is accused of unlawful activity

amendment - a minor change in a document

attain - succeed in achieving

tempore - a Latin phrase which best translates to "for the time being" in English

affirmation - the action of process of affirming something

concurrence - the meeting of concurrent lines in a point

Indictment - a formal charge or accusation of a serious crime

adjourn - to suspend the meeting of a club, legislate, or committee to a future time

ascertain - make sure of

emolument - a salary, fee, or profit from employment or office

originate - have a specified begging

adjournment -  an act or period of adjourning

excises - a tax levied on certain goods and commodities produced or sold within a country and on license granted for certain activities   

bankruptcies - the state of being bankrupt

counterfeiting - imitate fraudulently

marque - a make of car, as distinct from a specific model

reprisal - an act of retaliation

Insurrection - a violent uprising against an authority or government

attainder - the forfeiture of land and civil rights suffered as a consequence of a sentence of death for treason of felony

revision - the action of revising

certify - confirm in a formal statement

senate - any of various legislative or governing bodies

vacancies - an unoccupied position or job

recess - a small space created by building part of a wall further back from the rest

judicial - appropriate

ordain - make someone a priest

supreme - of authority or an office

diminish - make or become less

levying - impose tax

corruption - dishonest

forfeiture - the loss of something as a penalty for wrongdoing

erect - rigidly straight

jurisdiction - the official way to make legal decisions and judgment

construed - interpret a word or action in a particular way

convened - assemble