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Mar 2022
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143. What is a War Crime? (English Vocab...

Thomas Wilkinson
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 Joe Biden has accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of being a “war criminal.” But what does this mean? What is a war crime”? And what makes someone a war criminal? Let’s talk about this on today’s episode of Thinking in English! 


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Vocabulary List 


Off-the-cuff (phrase) - if you speak off the cuff, you say something without having prepared or thought about your words first 

I hadn’t prepared a speech so I just said a few words off the cuff 


Rhetoric (n) - speech or writing intended to be effective and influence people 

I was influenced by her rhetoric into donating to the charity 


To commit (v) - to do something illegal or something that is considered wrong 

He was sent to prison for a crime he didn’t commit 


Humanity (n) - understanding and kindness towards other people 

He displayed no humanity to his opponent 


To ratify (v) - (especially of government or organisations) to make an agreement official

 Many countries have now ratified the UN convention on the rights of the child 


To prohibit (v) - to officially refuse to allow something 

Cars are prohibited from driving in the town centre 


To prosecute (v) - to officially accuse someone of committing a crime in a court

 He was prosecuted for fraud 


Tribunal (n) - a special court who are officially chosen to examine problems of a particular type 

She took her case to an immigration tribunal


 Explicitly (adv) - in a way that is clear and exact 

The law explicitly prohibits stealing

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