Legal
Medicine
English
2020
NYC Slang
100

Prosecute

to charge someone with a crime

100

Bruxism

teeth grinding, especially when sleeping

100

Ameliorate

To improve; make better

100

Tea

Gossip, usually very juicy or steaming lol

100

Tight

Mad/Annoyed

200

Verdict

the decision of a trial jury or a judge that determines the guilt or innocence of a criminal defendant

200

Sternutate

Sneeze!

200

Partisan

One-sided, prejudice, committed to one party

200

Cap/Cappin'

A lie or lying
200

Mad/Dumb

Very

300

Statute of Limitation

a statute prescribing the time period during which legal action can be taken

300

Epistaxis

Nosebleed

300

Quibble

Minor objection or complaint

300

Snatched

A way to express that one looks good

300

Brick

Cold

400

Jurisprudence

the study of law and the structure of the legal system

400

Idiopathic

Any disease that is of uncertain or unknown origin

400

Idolatry

Worship of idols; excessive admiration

400

Period

A saying used to emphasize a statement. Also used to agree with others

400

Thirsty

Acting desperate

500

Habeas Corpus

a writ requiring a person to be brought before a judge or court, especially for investigation of a restraint of the person's liberty, used as a protection against illegal imprisonment

500

Obdormition

Limb falling asleep - numb feeling that you wake to when you’ve slept on your arm wrong

500

Insularity

ignorance of or lack of interest in cultures, ideas, or peoples outside one's own experience; narrow-mindness

500

Simp

A person who does every and anything to get someone to like them, usually in a romantic way

500

The Boys

The cops