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arraign
call before a court, summon to trial
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arraignment
formal reading of criminal complaint
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bail
bond guaranteeing return for trial
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docket
calendar of cases to be tried
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bequeath
give or bestow in one's will
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intestate
death without a will
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probate
testing by the court
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disburse
pay out, expend (money)
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bourse
stock exchange in Paris
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bursar
treasurer in college
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encroach
intrude, trespass
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invade
move in like an army
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infringe
violate someone's rights, especially copyright
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Presume
take it upon oneself to say or do something not ordinarily permissible
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exonerate
clear from blame or guilt
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absolve
release without consequence by requiring penance or granting forgiveness
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acquit
clearing of charge after proving innocence
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exculpate
free from blame due to lack of guilt or justified actions
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incriminate
involve or implicate in a crime
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discrimination
skill or prejudice in observing differences
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recrimination
counter accusation
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actuary
insurance analyst and statistician
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alibi
claim of having been elsewhere when an offence was committed; excuse in general speech
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debenture
interest-bearing bond, voucher of indebtedness
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debit
sum owed in bookkeeping or bills
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deficit
amount by which a sum of money falls short of what is expected or needed
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increment
an increase (usually at specific intervals)
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appreciation
growth in value
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libel
written or printed defamation
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slander
spoken defamation, false report, damaging statements
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calumny
defamation, making false misrepresentations
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litigation
lawsuit or legal dispute
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litigious
affinity for starting or prolonging lawsuit
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option
choice or a right of choice
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solvency
ability to meet all financial obligations
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bereavement
loss or desolation, especially by death
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liabilities
dangers one must face, like money owed
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condolence
formal expression of sympathy
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compassion
pity or sympathy, with an urge to help
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commiseration
strong sympathy expressed in a more personal and intimate manner than condolence
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dirge
funeral hymn, song or poem of grief
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requiem
musical composition or dirge for the repose of the dead
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obituary
death notice, usually in a newspaper
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necrology
list of deceased persons
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epitaph
tombstone inscription
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mausoleum
large tomb built above ground
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sepulcher
tomb (less imposing than a mausoleum)
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cenotaph
empty tomb, honor to someone buried elsewhere
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sarcophagus
stone coffin, usually with an enscription
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cremation
reduction of a body to ashes
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disinter/exhume
remove from underground
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