Palisades
A fence or enclosure usually made of wood tied together. Historically used to fortify a town or military base.
Congressman
A member of congress, whose job is to introduce bills to the House of Representatives, debate and vote in committees, and represent their elected district.
Commissioner
In the context of the film, refers to the highest ranking officer in a police force. Otherwise, it refers to someone given the authority to do something, though it still usually refers to high-ranking authority.
DWP
Department of Water and Power
Subsidiaries
A company at least 50 percent owned by another company. Sometimes referred to as a daughter company.
Pacification
an attempt to end violence by either suppressing, eliminating, appeasing a population considered hostile
Excommunicated
exclusion or banishment from a group or community, usually a church
Gangland
world of organized crime
Polyisobutylene
a synthetic (created) rubber
