arbitration the settlement of a dispute by a person or persons chosen to hear both sides and come to a decision.
labyrinthine having an intricate network of winding passages hard to follow without losing one's way.
pell-mell in a jumbled, confused mass or manner; without order or method.
helter-skelter in a disorderly, hurried manner.
kimono a loose dressing gown.
smote to have struck or hit hard.
Joliet referring to a prison located in the town of the same name in northeast Illinois.
