Unit 10 Flashcards
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CRIMIN
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Latin
Crime, Charge of Crime
Decriminalize, Incriminate, Recrimination
2
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Criminalize
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V.
To do away with legal penalties for.
CRIMIN
3
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Incriminate
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V. To reveal guilt or make someone appear guilty. CRIMIN Syn: Implicate Ant: Acquit
4
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Recrimination
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N.
An accusation made in reply.
CRIMIN
Syn: Rebuke
5
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CULP
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Latin
To blame
Culpable, Culprit, Mea Culpa
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Culpable
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Adj. Deserving blame CULP Syn: Liable Ant: Blameless
7
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Culprit
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N.
One responsible for a crime.
CULP
Syn: Perpetrator
8
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Mea Culpa
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Interjection
Statement uttered to show personal responsibility for a wrong.
CULP
9
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ONUS/ONER
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Latin
Burden
Onus, Onerous, Exonerate
10
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Onus
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N.
Burden or obligation.
ONUS
Syn: Duty
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Onerous
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Adj. Unpleasant and burdensome. ONER Syn: Demanding Ant: Easy
12
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Exonerate
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V. To prove not guilty. ONER Syn: Acquit Ant: Condemn, Convict
13
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PROB/PROV
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Latin
Prove good, approve
Approbation, Reprobate, Reprove
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Approbation
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N. Praise or approval. PROB Syn: Commendation Ant: Condemnation
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Reprobate
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N.
A dishonest or immoral person.
PROB
Syn: Delinquent