143. What is a War Crime? (English Vocabulary Lesson)

<p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/donate-and-support/" target="_blank">CLICK HERE TO DONATE OR SUPPORT TO PODCAST!!!! - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/donate-and-support/</a></p> <p><br></p> <p> 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! </p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="http://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/03/21/what-is-a-war-crime/" target="_blank">TRANSCRIPT - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/03/21/what-is-a-war-crime/</a> </p> <p><br></p> <p>You may also like... </p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/03/16/mistakes-you-probably-make-when-arguing/">Logical Fallacies: Mistakes You Probably Make When Arguing!  </a></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/03/14/what-is-an-oligarchy/" target="_blank">142. What is an Oligarchy?  (English Vocabulary Lesson) </a></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/03/09/south-korean-elections-explained/">141. South Korean Elections Explained (English Vocabulary Lesson) </a></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/03/07/how-to-think-critically-in-english/">How to THINK CRITICALLY in ENGLISH!!! </a></p> <p><br></p> <p>INSTAGRAM - <a href="" target="_blank">thinkinginenglishpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/) </a></p> <p>Blog - thinkinginenglish.blog </p> <p><br></p> <p>Vocabulary List </p> <p><br></p> <p>Off-the-cuff (phrase) - if you speak off the cuff, you say something without having prepared or thought about your words first </p> <p>I hadn’t prepared a speech so I just said a few words off the cuff </p> <p><br></p> <p>Rhetoric (n) - speech or writing intended to be effective and influence people </p> <p>I was influenced by her rhetoric into donating to the charity </p> <p><br></p> <p>To commit (v) - to do something illegal or something that is considered wrong </p> <p>He was sent to prison for a crime he didn’t commit </p> <p><br></p> <p>Humanity (n) - understanding and kindness towards other people </p> <p>He displayed no humanity to his opponent </p> <p><br></p> <p>To ratify (v) - (especially of government or organisations) to make an agreement official</p> <p> Many countries have now ratified the UN convention on the rights of the child </p> <p><br></p> <p>To prohibit (v) - to officially refuse to allow something </p> <p>Cars are prohibited from driving in the town centre </p> <p><br></p> <p>To prosecute (v) - to officially accuse someone of committing a crime in a court</p> <p> He was prosecuted for fraud </p> <p><br></p> <p>Tribunal (n) - a special court who are officially chosen to examine problems of a particular type </p> <p>She took her case to an immigration tribunal</p> <p><br></p> <p> Explicitly (adv) - in a way that is clear and exact </p> <p>The law explicitly prohibits stealing</p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support" rel="payment">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support</a>

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