Unit 10 Flashcards
CRIMIN
latin
charge of a crime
DECRIMINALIZE
verb
to do away with criminal penalties
latin
INCRIMINATE
verb
to reveal guilt or to make someone seem guilty
latin
syn. implicate ant. acquit
RECRIMINATION
noun
an accusation made in reply
latin
syn. rebuke
CULP
latin
to blame
CULPABLE
adjective
deserving blame
latin
syn. liable ant. blameless
CULPRIT
noun
one responsible for a crime
syn. perpetrator
MEA CULPA
interjection statement uttered to show personal responsibility for a wrong
directly from latin mea culpa
ONUS/ONER
latin
burden
ONUS
noun
burden or obligation
latin
Syn. duty
ONEROUS
adjective
unpleasant and burdensome
syn. demanding ant. easy
EXONERATE
verb
to prove not guilty
syn. acquit ant. condemn
PROB/PROV
latin
approve
APPROBATION
noun
praise or approval
latin
syn. accommodation ant. condemnation
REPROBATE
noun
a dishonest or immoral person
latin
syn. delinquent