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heirship
n.繼承權
confiscate
vt.沒收，充公(seize)
If you are caught smuggling goods into the country, the police will confiscate them.
如果你被抓到向國家走私貨物，警察會沒收這些貨物。
invalidate
vt.使作廢(nuHify)
to invalidate a will
使遣囑無效
captivity
n.囚禁，拘留
Wild animals do not breed well in captivity.
被圈養的野生動物繁殖不良。
trial
n.審判(hearing, inquisition)
The scandal put the President on trial and the trail lasted a week.
丑聞使總統受審，審判持續了一個星期。
detain
vt.拘留
The boss was detained in the office by unexpected calls.
老板被意外的的電話絆在了辦公室。
extenuate
vt.使(罪過等)顯得輕微(diminish, lessen)
Nothing can extenuate such appalling behavior.
沒有什么能減輕這種可怕行為造成的罪過。
empower
vt.授權；使能夠
The new laws empowered the police to stop anybody in the street.
新的法律使警察有權制止街上的任何人。
saddle
vt.使負擔(burden, load)
I have been saddled with the job of organizing the conference.
我已負擔起組織會議的工作。
flee
v.逃跑，逃離(escape)
The customers fled when the alarm sounded.
警報響起時，顧客逃跑了。
abstinence
n.禁戒,節制
Abstinence from fatty foods and smoking can probably lengthen your life.
禁食油膩食物和抽煙可延長壽命。
abstain
vi.戒絕
Because my cholesterol is high, my doctor told me to abstain from eating fat.
因為我的膽固醇很高，我的醫生建議我戒吃脂肪。
veto
n.否決，否決權(rejection) vt.否決；禁止(negate)
Permanent members of the United Nations Security Council have a veto over any proposal.
聯合國安理會常任理事國對任何提議都有否決權。
stipulate
v/.約定，規定(set, specify)
It was stipulated that goods should be shipped within two days.
規定貨物應在兩天內運到。
