N400 Part 12 Vocabulary | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

What does "fraudulant" or "misleading" mean?

make people believe a lie so you can get something you want

What are "Removal, exclusion, rescission and deportation proceedings"?

the formal process that happens when a non-citizen must leave the United States because the government believes the person is not entitled to be in the country,

What does "misrepresentation" mean?

Misrepresentation - not telling the truth

What is "alimony"?

Alimony - money that you have to pay regularly to a former wife or husband after a divorce

What does it mean to "Gamble"?

Gamble - pay money to guess who will win at sports or games so that you can try to get money.

What is an "Immigration benefit"?

Immigration benefit - things that can help you because you are a documented immigrant, like being able to work and live in the United States.

What does it mean to be "married"? Can you be married to more than one person?

Married - having a husband or wife. This means legally married

What is a "Controlled substance" or "narcotic"?

Controlled substance – drugs or special medicine regulated by the government Narcotics - any illegal or unlawfully possessed drug, including heroin, cocaine

What does it mean to "Smuggle" something?

Smuggle - bring something illegally into the country

What is a "prostitute"?

Prostitute- a person who has sex with someone for money

What is "Habitual drunkard"?

Habitual drunkard - a person who regularly drinks too much alcohol (gets drunk)

What is "jail"?

Jail - a building where police take people who are arrested for breaking the law

What is "probation"?

Probation - a time when a person who has broken the law gets out of prison early for good behavior in prison but is required to report regularly to a probation

What does it mean to be "convicted" of a crime?

Convict - found guilty of a crime in a court of law

What does it mean to be "charged" with a crime?

Charge - when the police give a formal statement that you have done something illegal

What does "arrested" mean?

Arrested - taken to jail by the police

What is a "crime or offense"?

Crime/ Offense - doing something that breaks the law

What is a "weapon"?

Weapon - something used to fight such as a gun, knife, or bomb

What is a "detention facility"?

Detention facility – a jail or prison where people wait before going to court and have a trial

What is a "prison"?

Prison - a building where criminals must stay as punishment for breaking the law

What is a "rebel group"?

Rebel group - a group of people who fight a national government for power

What is a "vigilante" unit?

Vigilante unit - a group of people who act like the police but are not real police

What is a "police unit"?

Police unit - a group of people who work for a government to catch people who break the law

What is a " Paramilitary unit"?

Paramilitary unit - a group of people who act like the military, but do not work for a government

what is a "military unit"?

Military unit - a group of people that work for a government to fight in a war

What does " Torture" mean?

Torture - badly hurt someone on purpose

What does "Genocide" mean?

Genocide - killing a whole group or race of people because of their religion, race, or other reason