Engelska glosor v.10

first responder a person such as a member of the police or fire department in a position to arrive first at an emergency, who has been trained to give basic medical treatment / -

advocate a person who supports or speaks in favour of somebody or of a public plan or action / supporter

emerging starting to exist, grow or become known / surfacing, arising

victime blaming the practice of saying or implying that a person who has suffered harm or injury is responsible for it, rather than the person who caused the harm or injury / -

legislation a law or a set of laws passed by a parliament / -

burden a duty, responsibility, etc. that causes worry, difficulty or hard work / load, weight

prosecute to officially charge somebody with a crime in court / -

corroborate to provide evidence or information that supports a statement, theory, etc. / confirm

scrap to cancel or get rid of something that is no longer practical or useful / discard, ditch, throw out

kleptocrat here: leaders and/or important people who use their power to steal money and resources from the country that they rule and/or reside in / -

illicit not allowed by the law / illegal

proceeds the money that you receive when you sell something or organize a performance / profits

dubbed to give somebody/something a particular name, often in a humorous or critical way / named, labelled, titled

unprecedented that has never happened, been done or been known before / novel, original

prestigious respected and admired as very important or of very high quality / reputable, distinguished

surge a sudden increase of a strong feeling / rush, wave

prodigy a young person whose intelligence or skill is unusually good for their age / marvel

outmanoeuvre to do better than an opponent by acting in a way that is cleverer or shows more skill /outwit, outsmart

inauguration a special ceremony at which a new public official or leader is introduced or a building or organization is officially opened / initiation

confine to keep somebody/something inside the limits of a particular activity, subject, area, etc. / restrict, limit

curriculum the subjects that are included in a course of study or taught in a school, college, etc. / -

pun the clever or humorous use of a word that has more than one meaning, or of words that have different meanings but sound the same / -

money laundering the crime of moving money that has been obtained illegally into foreign bank accounts or legal businesses so that it is difficult for people to know where the money came from / -

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