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ANEURYSM
- An abnormal blood-filled dilatation of a blood vessel and especially artery resulting from disease of the vessel wall.
- Usage: Report on medical condition of Richard Ricci, held in jail on a burglary charge and suspected of kidnapping Utah teenager Elizabeth Smart, that sent him from his jail cell to the prison hospital.
Source: Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition.
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SUBSEQUENTIAL
- Following in time, order or place.
- Usage: Interview on possibility of Major League Baseball strike.
Source: Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition.
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VIGILANTISM
- The acts or possible acts of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law appear inadequate); self-appointed, unauthorized administration of justice.
- Usage: Report on consequences of saturating public with information on possible suspects of crimes, such as the issuing of Amber Alerts for children thought to have been abducted or kidnapped, which could lead ordinary citizens to take law enforcement into their own hands.
Source: Derived from Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition.
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