(Reading) Flashcards

A passage states: 'The agent secured the perimeter before the warrant was executed.' What does 'secured the perimeter' mean here?

Answer: Established control over the boundary of the area

To 'secure the perimeter' means to gain control over and protect the outer boundary of a location.

According to a report reading 'Seizures increased markedly, though arrests remained flat,' what happened to arrests?

Answer: They stayed roughly the same

'Remained flat' indicates arrests did not increase or decrease, staying about the same.

A memo says findings must be 'corroborated by an independent source.' What is required?

Answer: Confirmation from a separate, unrelated source

'Corroborated by an independent source' means the findings need confirmation from a separate, unbiased source.

If a document notes that evidence was 'inadmissible in court,' what does that mean?

Answer: It could not be used in the legal proceeding

'Inadmissible' means the evidence cannot be legally accepted or used in court.

A passage reads: 'The informant's credibility was called into question.' This suggests the informant was:

Answer: Doubted or viewed as unreliable

'Called into question' means someone's credibility or trustworthiness is being doubted.

In the sentence 'The suspect fled prior to the raid,' the word 'prior' means:

Answer: Before

'Prior to' means 'before' an event.

A report concludes that the operation was 'a resounding success.' The word 'resounding' emphasizes that the success was:

Answer: Clear and emphatic

'Resounding' intensifies the noun, meaning the success was unmistakable and emphatic.