Part 2 Flashcards
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Duplicity
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Deceit; deliberate misleading; sneakiness
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Restitution
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Repayment
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Complicity
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Some involvement in a crime or wrong action
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Supplicant
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A person who asked for something in an honest way
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Statute
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A rule made by lawmaking body
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Accomplice
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A partner in wrongdoing
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Perjury
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Misleading testimony in a court of law
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Constable
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An officer at a lower rank than a sheriff
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Jurisdiction
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The right and power to apply the law
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Impartial
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Fair or unprejudiced
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Mediate
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To bring together two opposing sides
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Extenuating
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Lessening the seriousness of a crime by providing an excuse
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Ultimatum
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A final statement of terms
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Exonerated
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To free from blame
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Infraction
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A violation
