Unit 10 Flashcards
Crimin
L. “Crime, charge of crime”
Decriminalise, Incriminate, Recrimination
Decriminalise
V.
“To do with legal penalties for”
“Away, Off” + Crimen
Incriminate
V. "To reveal guilt or make (someone) appear guilty" L. "Onto" + Crimen Implicate Acquit
Recrimination
N.
“An accusation made in reply”
L. “Back” + Crimen
Rebuke
Culp
L. “To blame”
Culpable, Culprit, Mea Culpa
Culpable
Adj. "Deserving blame" L. Culpatum + able Liable Blameless
Culprit
N.
“One responsible for a crime”
Perpetrator
Mea Culpa
Interjection
“Statement uttered to show personal responsibility for a wrong”
L. Mea Culpa
Onus/Oner
L. “Burden”
Onus, Onerous, Exonerate
Onus
N.
“Burden or obligation”
L. Onus
Duty
Onerous
Adj. "Unpleasant or burdensome" L. Onus Demanding Easy
Exonerate
V. "To prove not guilty" L. Out of + Onus Acquit Condemn, convict
Prob/Prov
L. “Prove good, approve”
Approbation, Reprobate, Reprove
Approbation
N. "Praise or approval" L. Towards + probare Commendation Condemnation
Reprobate
N.
“A dishonest or immoral person”
L. Back, away from + probare
Delinquent