Unit 10 Flashcards
CRIMIN
Latin
Crime, charge of time
Decriminalize, incriminate, recrimination
Decriminalize
Verb
To do away with legal penalties for
Incriminate
Verb
to reveal guilt or make appear guilty
Implicate
Acquit
Recrimination
Noun
An accusation made in reply, a countercharge
Rebuke
CULP
Latin
To blame
Culpable, culprit, mea culpa
Culpable
Adj
Deserving blame
Liable
Blameless
Culprit
Noun
One responsible for a crime
Perpetrator
Mea Culpa
Interjection
Statement uttered to show personal responsibility for a wrong
ONUS/ONER
Latin
Burden
Onus, onerous, exonerate
Onus
Noun
Burden or obligation
Duty
Onerous
Adj
Unpleasant and burdensome
Demanding
Easy
Exonerate
Verb
To prove not guilty
Acquit
Condemn, convict
PROB/PROV
Latin
Prove good
Approbation, reprobate, reprove
Approbation
Noun
Praise or approval
Commendation
Condemnation
Reprobate
Noun
A dishonest or immortal person, a scoundrel
Delinquent