| A | B |
|---|
| health & safety violations | failures to keep an area clean and safe |
| renovation | improvement made to a building or neighborhood |
| disturbing the peace | disrupting the activities of others |
| constituents | people living in an elected official's district |
| class-action lawsuit | a problem that a group of people take to court |
| famine | a serious shortage of food that affects many people |
| political persecution | being harassed because of one's political beliefs |
| religious persecution | being harassed because of one's religious beliefs |
| copyright | the exclusive legal right to print, publish, perform or film material |
| patent | an official document that gives the right to make, use, or sell an invention |
