heirship
n.继承权
confiscate
vt.没收，充公(seize)
If you are caught smuggling goods into the country, the police will confiscate them.
如果你被抓到向国家走私货物，警察会没收这些货物。
invalidate
vt.使作废(nuHify)
to invalidate a will
使遣嘱无效
captivity
n.囚禁，拘留
Wild animals do not breed well in captivity.
被圈养的野生动物繁殖不良。
trial
n.审判(hearing, inquisition)
The scandal put the President on trial and the trail lasted a week.
丑闻使总统受审，审判持续了一个星期。
detain
vt.拘留
The boss was detained in the office by unexpected calls.
老板被意外的的电话绊在了办公室。
extenuate
vt.使(罪过等)显得轻微(diminish, lessen)
Nothing can extenuate such appalling behavior.
没有什么能减轻这种可怕行为造成的罪过。
empower
vt.授权；使能够
The new laws empowered the police to stop anybody in the street.
新的法律使警察有权制止街上的任何人。
saddle
vt.使负担(burden, load)
I have been saddled with the job of organizing the conference.
我已负担起组织会议的工作。
flee
v.逃跑，逃离(escape)
The customers fled when the alarm sounded.
警报响起时，顾客逃跑了。
abstinence
n.禁戒,节制
Abstinence from fatty foods and smoking can probably lengthen your life.
禁食油腻食物和抽烟可延长寿命。
abstain
vi.戒绝
Because my cholesterol is high, my doctor told me to abstain from eating fat.
因为我的胆固醇很高，我的医生建议我戒吃脂肪。
veto
n.否决，否决权(rejection) vt.否决；禁止(negate)
Permanent members of the United Nations Security Council have a veto over any proposal.
联合国安理会常任理事国对任何提议都有否决权。
stipulate
v/.约定，规定(set, specify)
It was stipulated that goods should be shipped within two days.
规定货物应在两天内运到。