Minority Report (Film)

Minority Report (Film) Glossary

mandate

an official order or commission to do something.

cosmic

relating to the universe.

venture

a risky or daring journey.

Precogs

Scientifically-engineered prophets who can foresee murders. They experience visions of future crimes, and those visions are projected to PreCrime headquarters to help them stop the murder before it takes place.

flock

a group.

homicide

unlawful and deliberate murder.

undisclosed

not revealed.

Georgian

A type of architecture popular in the 18th and 19th century.

crime of passion

A violent crime motivated by a sudden, unexpected impulse.

premeditation

planning something (for example a crime) beforehand.

metaphysics

Philosophy that concerns what exists beyond the physical world

warrant

A document authorizing inspection or arrest.

tomography

Representation of a body using x-ray or ultrasound.

deify

Worship like a god.

seminary

theological school.

The Mets

A New York baseball team.

inexorable

inevitable; unable to be stopped or prevented

futz

fiddle with, usually in a trifling way.

hive mind

connected consciousness, a knowledge system that is shared.

deja vu

The sensation that something currently happened has already happened before.

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