unanimous

complete agreement with no one dissenting

refugee

someone who moves from another country for asylum

retire

to leave the open court to go to a private room

calculus

a calculated mathematical process

belligerently

in a hostile or angry manner

monopoly

the exclusive ownership of a business

switch knife

more commonly referred to as a switchblade, one whose spring-loaded blade is concealed inside the body of the knife

proposition

a deal; bargain

bickering

arguing

mugging

a physical attack to take money or goods from another person

technicality

a minor detail affecting a legal decision; a suspect can be freed on this if certain legal procedures are not followed accurately

sadist

one who takes pleasure in hurting someone else

pantomime

acting without words

insignificant

a small detail that has little or no importance

ensuing

following

sheepishly

with embarassment

blunder

a serious mistake

discrepancy

a fault or error in calculations

hung jury

a jury that cannot reach a unanimous verdict; even an eleven-to-one vote results in this

tenement

a large apartment building offering only the basics, usually located in an urban setting

reflectively

with insight and deep thought

writhing

squirming, moving in twisting movements

conceivable

able to be pictured mentally and believed

intimidate

threaten, frighten into submission

el

a train of the same design as a subway train that runs on tracks elevated a few stories above street level