143. What is a War Crime? (English Vocabulary Lesson)
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CLICK HERE TO DONATE OR SUPPORT TO PODCAST!!!! - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/donate-and-support/ Joe Biden has accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of being a “war criminal.” But what does this mean? What is a war crime”? And what makes someone a war criminal? Let’s talk about this on today’s episode of Thinking in English! TRANSCRIPT - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/03/21/what-is-a-war-crime/ You may also like... Logical Fallacies: Mistakes You Probably Make When Arguing! 142. What is an Oligarchy? (English Vocabulary Lesson) 141. South Korean Elections Explained (English Vocabulary Lesson) How to THINK CRITICALLY in ENGLISH!!! INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/) Blog - thinkinginenglish.blog Vocabulary List Off-the-cuff (phrase) - if you speak off the cuff, you say something without having prepared or thought about your words first I hadn’t prepared a speech so I just said a few words off the cuff Rhetoric (n) - speech or writing intended to be effective and influence people I was influenced by her rhetoric into donating to the charity To commit (v) - to do something illegal or something that is considered wrong He was sent to prison for a crime he didn’t commit Humanity (n) - understanding and kindness towards other people He displayed no humanity to his opponent To ratify (v) - (especially of government or organisations) to make an agreement official Many countries have now ratified the UN convention on the rights of the child To prohibit (v) - to officially refuse to allow something Cars are prohibited from driving in the town centre To prosecute (v) - to officially accuse someone of committing a crime in a court He was prosecuted for fraud Tribunal (n) - a special court who are officially chosen to examine problems of a particular type She took her case to an immigration tribunal Explicitly (adv) - in a way that is clear and exact The law explicitly prohibits stealing --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support