Unit 10 Flashcards

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CRIMIN

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Latin
Crime, Charge of Crime
Decriminalize, Incriminate, Recrimination

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Criminalize

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V.
To do away with legal penalties for.
CRIMIN

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Incriminate

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V.
To reveal guilt or make someone appear guilty. 
CRIMIN
Syn: Implicate
Ant: Acquit
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Recrimination

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N.
An accusation made in reply.
CRIMIN
Syn: Rebuke

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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
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Culprit

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N.
One responsible for a crime.
CULP
Syn: Perpetrator

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Mea Culpa

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Interjection
Statement uttered to show personal responsibility for a wrong.
CULP

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ONUS/ONER

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Latin
Burden
Onus, Onerous, Exonerate

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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
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Exonerate

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V.
To prove not guilty. 
ONER
Syn: Acquit
Ant: Condemn, Convict
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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

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Reprove

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V. 
To scold or criticize. 
PROV
Syn:  Chide
Ant: Praise