Unit 10 Flashcards
CRIMIN
Latin: crime, charge of crime
Decriminalize
V: To do away with legal penalties for
Root: CRIMIN
Incriminate
V: To reveal guilt or make (someone) appear guilty
Root: CRIMIN
Syn: Implicate
Ant: Acquit
Recrimination
N: An accusation made in reply; a countercharge
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 Culpa
Intject: Statement uttered to show personal responsibility for a wrong
Root: CULP
ONUS/ONER
Latin: burden
Onus
N: Burden or obligation
Root: ONUS
Syn: duty
Onerous
Adj: Unpleasant
Root: ONER
Syn: Demanding
Ant: Easy
Exonerate
V: To prove not guilty
Root: ONER
Syn: Acquit
Ant: Condemn, convict
PROB/PROV
Latin: Prove good, approve
Approbation
N: Praise or approval
Root: PROB
syn: Commendation
Ant: Condemnation
Reprobate
N: A dishonest or immoral person; a scoundrel
Root: PROB
Syn: Delinquent