Reading practice_Thai Big case in the court_the former prime minister and business tycoon

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Vocabularies :
- sentenced to = (v/n) punishment
- judiciary
- tax evasion = (n) ways of illegally paying less tax than you should
- the verdict (n) = an opinion or decision made after judging the facts that are given, especially one made at the end of a tria
- string of (series) (n)
- mass street protests
- a coalition government = the union of different political parties or groups for a particular purpose, usually for a limited time:
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