Unit 10 Flashcards

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1
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Crimin

A

Crime, charge of crime

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Decriminalize

A

To do away with legal penalties.
Verb
Latin

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Incriminate

A
To reveal guilty or to make someone appeal guilty.
Verb
Latin
Synonym: implicate 
Antonym: acquit
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Recrimination

A
An accusation made in reply.
Noun
Latin 
H
Synonym: rebuke
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Culp

A

To blame

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Culpable

A
Deserving blame.
Adj.
Latin
Synonym: liable 
Antonym: blameless
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Mea Culpa

A

Statement uttered to show personal responsibility for a wrong.
Interjection

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8
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Onus/Oner

A

Burden

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Onus

A

Burden or obligation
Noun
Latin
Synonym: duty

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Onerous

A
Unpleasant and burdensome 
Adj.
Latin 
Synonym: demanding 
Antonym: easy
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Exonerate

A
To prove not guilty 
Verb 
Latin 
Synonym: acquit
Antonym: condemn, convict
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12
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Prob/prov

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To prove good.

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13
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Approbation

A
Praise or approval 
Noun 
Latin
Synonym: commendation 
Antonym: condemnation
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Reprobate

A

A dishonest or immoral person;a scoundrel.
Noun
Latin
Synonym: delinquent

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Reprove

A
To scold or criticize.
Verb 
Latin 
Synonym: chide 
Antonym: praise
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