Unit 10 Flashcards
Crimin
Latin: crime, charge of crime
Decriminalize
V: To do away with legal penalties for
Incriminate
V:To reveal guilt or make someone appear guilty
Syn: implicate
Ant: acquit
Recrimination
N. an accusation made in reply; a countercharge m
Root: CRIMIN
Syn: rebuke
Culp
Latin: to blame
Culpable
Adj. deserving blame
Root: Culp
Syn: liable
Ant: blameless
Culprit
N. one responsible for a crime
Root: Culp
Syn: perpetrator
Mea Culp
Statement uttered to show personal responsibility for a wrong
Root: CULP
ONUS/ONER
Latin Onus
Means “burden”
Onus, Onerous, Exonerate
Onus
N. burden or obligation
Root: ONUS
Onerous
Adj. unpleasant and burdensome
Root:ONER
Syn: demanding
Ant: easy
Exonerate
V. To prove not guilty
Root: ONER
Syn: acquit
Ant: condemn, convict
PROB/PROV
Latin Probare, Probatum
Means “prove good, approve”
Approbation, Reprobate, Reprove
Approbation
N. praise or approval
Root: PROB
Syn: commendation
Ant: condemnation
Reprobate
N. a dishonest or immoral person; a scoundrel
Root: PROB
Syn: delinquent