Extramarital
occurring outside marriage, usually used in reference to sexual relations
Interracial
existing between or involving different races
Legalise
make (something that was previously illegal) permissible by law
Lynching
mob killing of someone, especially by hanging, for an alleged offense with or without a legal trial
Perils
the dangers or difficulties that arise from a particular situation or activity
Unprecedented
never done or known before
Robust
strong and healthy; vigorous; able to withstand or overcome adverse conditions
Embody
be an expression of or give a tangible or visible form to (an idea, quality, or feeling); include or contain (something) as a constituent part
Culpability
responsibility for a fault or wrong; blame
Incarcerate
imprison or confine
Motion
an application for a rule or order of court
Homicide
the deliberate and unlawful killing of one person by another; murder
Jim Crow
the former practice of segregating black people in the US, based on the name of a black character in a 19th-century plantation song
District Attorney (DA)
a public official who acts as prosecutor for the state or the federal government in court in a particular district
Miscegenation
the interbreeding of people considered to be of different racial types
Death Row
a prison block or section for prisoners sentenced to death
The Deep South
the southeastern region of the US regarded as embodying traditional Southern culture and traditions
Brusque
abrupt or offhand in speech or manner
Redemption
the action of saving or being saved from sin, error, or evil
Parole
the release of a prisoner temporarily (for a special purpose) or permanently before the completion of a sentence, on the promise of good behavior
