Unit 10 Flashcards
1
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Crimin
A
Crime, charge of crime
2
Q
Decriminalize
A
To do away with legal penalties.
Verb
Latin
3
Q
Incriminate
A
To reveal guilty or to make someone appeal guilty. Verb Latin Synonym: implicate Antonym: acquit
4
Q
Recrimination
A
An accusation made in reply. Noun Latin H Synonym: rebuke
5
Q
Culp
A
To blame
6
Q
Culpable
A
Deserving blame. Adj. Latin Synonym: liable Antonym: blameless
7
Q
Mea Culpa
A
Statement uttered to show personal responsibility for a wrong.
Interjection
8
Q
Onus/Oner
A
Burden
9
Q
Onus
A
Burden or obligation
Noun
Latin
Synonym: duty
10
Q
Onerous
A
Unpleasant and burdensome Adj. Latin Synonym: demanding Antonym: easy
11
Q
Exonerate
A
To prove not guilty Verb Latin Synonym: acquit Antonym: condemn, convict
12
Q
Prob/prov
A
To prove good.
13
Q
Approbation
A
Praise or approval Noun Latin Synonym: commendation Antonym: condemnation
14
Q
Reprobate
A
A dishonest or immoral person;a scoundrel.
Noun
Latin
Synonym: delinquent
15
Q
Reprove
A
To scold or criticize. Verb Latin Synonym: chide Antonym: praise
