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DIAZEPAM
- Used to treat anxiety, muscle spasms, epilepsy, and other medical conditions; belongs to a class of drugs called benzodiazepines.
- Usage: Report on alleged shoe-bomber Richard Reid, who's attorney is trying to get his confession thrown out because he was allegedly on diazepam when interviewed by authorities.
Source: Yahoo! Health.
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HACK-A-SHAQ
- Strategy used by NBA basketball teams when playing against L.A. Lakers center Shaquille O'Neal, where a defensive player deliberately commits a foul against O'Neal in order to prevent him from scoring and force him to shoot free throws, which in the past was considered one of Shaq's weaknesses.
- Usage: L.A. Lakers post-2002 championship interview.
Source: Derived from multiple sources.
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TRANSIENT
- A person traveling about, usually in search of work.
- Usage: Multiple networks; used to describe Bret Michael Edmunds, wanted for questioning in the disappearance of Utah 14-year-old Elizabeth Smart.
Source: Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition.
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WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
- A writ ordering a prisoner to be brought before a judge.
- Usage: Multiple networks; regarding the detention of Jose Padilla, who's lawyer filed a writ claiming he is being held without due process, in violation of the U.S. Constitution.
Source: WordNet 1.6, Princeton University.
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