public law (criminal) vocab Flashcards

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abduct

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ab “away” + ducere “to lead”

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abscond

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abscondere “to conceal, lose sight of”.
to leave quickly and secretively

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3
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alias

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latin: “at other times” called or known at other times as..

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4
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alibi

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latin: “elsewhere”

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5
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allegation

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allegare “to adduce”

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6
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assault

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ad “to” + saltus “leap”

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7
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capital

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caput “head”
involving punishment by death

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8
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conspiracy

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con “together” + spirare “to breathe”
to plot together in secret

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9
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crime

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crimen “guilt”

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10
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culpable

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culpare “to blame”
deserving of censure of blame

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11
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detain

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de “down” + tenere “top hold”

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12
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deterrent

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de + terrere “to frighten”

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13
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exoneration

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ex “out of” + onus “load”
free or declare free from blame

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14
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extenuation

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ex “out of” + tenuis “thin”
partial justification

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15
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extortion

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ex “out of” + torquere “to twist”
obtain money by threat or force

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16
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homicide

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homo “man” + caedere “to kill”

17
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incarcerate

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in “in” + carcer “prison”

18
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penal

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poena “punishment”

19
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penitentiary

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paenitere “to repent”
reformatory prison

20
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posthumous

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posthumus “last”
after death

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