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critical
in
Just Mercy
(Edited)

Law school had seemed abstract and disconnected before, but after meeting the desperate and imprisoned, it all became relevant and critically important.
p. 13.1

critically = seriously
When there were still no arrests several months later, the whispers became louder, and public criticisms of the police, sheriff, and local prosecutor were aired in the local newspaper and on local radio stations.
p. 31.4

criticisms = unfavorable opinions
Criticism was mounting.
p. 33.8

criticism = unfavorable opinion
Sheriff Tate, the district attorney, and other law enforcement officers who had become targets of criticism were cheered.
p. 50.6
He was getting older and had plans to retire soon, but he hated that his office had been criticized for failing to solve the Morrison murder more quickly.
p. 58.6

criticized = faulted

standard suffix: The suffix "-ize" converts a word to a verb. This is the same pattern you see in words like apologize, theorize, and dramatize.
It had frequently been criticized by defense lawyers for almost never finding serious mental disabilities that would prevent defendants from going to trial.
p. 63.5
By the end of the decade, some justices had become openly critical of the review that death penalty cases received.
p. 78.8 *

critical = expressing unfavorable opinions
Now that Walter's case record was complete, appeal pleadings would be due soon, and time was critical.
p. 94.1

critical = important
Uncovering things about someone's background that no one has previously discovered—things that might be hard to discuss but are critically important—requires trust.
p. 104.7

critically = seriously
Hooks, a critical witness against McMillian, wasn't persuasive or reliable in the transcript—he just repeated the same story he'd given the police about driving by the cleaners at the time of the crime.
p. 106.4

critical = important
Mr. Houston says that Hooks is lying, which makes his testimony a critical issue that should be heard in court.
p. 112.2 *
The Court's decision was widely criticized by prosecutors and some politicians, and it seemed to energize the victims' rights movement.
p. 141.4

criticized = faulted

standard suffix: The suffix "-ize" converts a word to a verb. This is the same pattern you see in words like apologize, theorize, and dramatize.
Victim services and outreach became critical components of the prosecutorial function.
p. 141.8

critical = important
Law students had started arriving for short-term internships, which provided us with additional legal assistance and critically needed investigative help.
p. 203.3

critically = seriously
The local media were eager to join the prosecutors in criticizing the 60 Minutes piece because it implicated their coverage, which had largely presented only the prosecution's theory and characterization of Walter and the crime.
p. 212.8

criticizing = giving an opinion of what is wrong with something

standard suffix: The suffix "-ize" converts a word to a verb. This is the same pattern you see in words like apologize, theorize, and dramatize.
Havel had said that people struggling for independence wanted money and recognition from other countries; they wanted more criticism of the Soviet empire from the West and more diplomatic pressure.
p. 219.6

criticism = sharing of unfavorable opinions
The Court's decision was strongly criticized by scholars and Court observers, and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote a compelling dissent, but Thompson did not get any money.
p. 247.5

criticized = faulted

standard suffix: The suffix "-ize" converts a word to a verb. This is the same pattern you see in words like apologize, theorize, and dramatize.
When we first looked at Mr. Dill's case a few weeks before his scheduled execution, no court had reviewed critical issues about the reliability of his conviction and sentence.
p. 284.2

critical = important

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Definitions:

(1) (critical as in: a critical problem)
important, serious, or dangerous
(2) (critical as in: don't be so critical)
finding fault and telling others; or tending to have unfavorable opinions
(3) (critical as in: critical acclaim)
relating to careful analysis or thoughtful judgement of what is good and bad about something -- possibly from people whose job is to share their expert opinions in a given industry
(4) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
See a comprehensive dictionary for more specialized senses of critical including those in mathematics and nuclear energy.

critical in Just Mercy (Edited)

critical
in
Just Mercy
(Edited)