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indulgent, disposed to please or favor; not so inclined to punish.
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trial, law court’s investigation of and decision in a cause.
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Peking， 北京．
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an inconsiderable assize town, a small town where was held a court of assize, the periodical sessions of the judges of the higher courts in every county of England.
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evidence, that which is legally submitted to a competent tribunal as a means of ascertaining the truth of any alleged matter of fact under investigation before it.
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obnoxious, evil or harmful; objectionable.
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verdict, decision; judgment; the finding or judgment of the jury on the matter submitted in trial.
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pronounced, passed; given.
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foreman of the jury . The jury is the body of men or women sworn to give a true answer, or verdict, on some matter submitted to them, especially such a body legally chosen to inquire into any matter of fact, and to render a verdict according to the evidence. The number of jurors ranges from 12 to 23. The chairman of the jury is called the foreman.
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culprits, persons accused of, or arraigned for, a crime in court.
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box, the place where the jurors sit.
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against the face of all the facts, acting contrary to all the evidence given.
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the clearest charge . Before allowing the jury to leave the court to go to a secret room to confer over the case, the judge usually summarizes the whole case from the evidence submitted and charges the jury to deliberate carefully over the case, sometimes even suggesting very strongly what verdict is expected.
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reporters, newspaper representatives.
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simultaneous verdict . The usual practice calls for the jurors to retire to another room and there consult together over the verdict. Such consultations may last for hours; some have lasted for days. In this particular instance, the jurors remained where they sat, and without consulting among one another they returned a judgment, a verdict; of Not Guilty . They thus freed both father and son from the accusation of guilt.
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winked at, seemed to overlook; pretended not to see; did not pay attention to.
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manifest iniquity, the great injustice that was so evident; the miscarry of justice that was so clearly shown.
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privily, privately; secretly without letting others know.
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his Lordship’s, the judge’s. Judges are addressed by the title of Lords.
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took wing, spread; became known to all.
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enormously dear, very expensive; tremendously costly.
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insurance offices, business concerns that, for a stipulated consideration, a sum of money called the premium, undertake to indemnify or guarantee another person against loss. According to Lamb, the insurance offices had to stop doing business.
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Why?
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sage, a profoundly wise man.
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Locke, John （1632-1704）, the English philosopher, who wrote the “Essay Concerning Human Understanding.”
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