Unit 10 Flashcards
CRIMIN
Latin “crime, charge of crime”
Decriminalize, incriminate, recrimination
Decriminalize
Verb. To do away with legal penalties
Root: crimin
Incriminate
Verb. To reveal guilt or make (someone) appear guilty
Root: crimin
Syn: implicate
Ant: acquit
Recrimination
Noun. An accusation made in reply; a counter-charge
Root: crimin
Syn: rebuke
CULP
Latin “to blame”
Culpable, culprit, mea culpa
Culpable
Adj. Deserving blame
Root: culp
Syn: liable
Ant: blameless
Culprit
Noun. One responsible for a crime
Root: culp
Syn: perpetrator
Mea culpa
Interjection. Statement uttered to show personal responsibility for a wrong, directly from Latin meaning “my fault”
Root: culp
ONUS/ONER
Latin “burden”
Onus, onerous, exonerate
Onus
Noun. Burden or obligation
Root: onus
Syn: duty
Onerous
Adj. Unpleasant and burdensome
Root: oner
Syn: demanding
Ant: easy
Exonerate
Verb. To prove not guilty
Root: oner
Syn: acquit
Ant: condemn, convict
PROB/PROV
Latin “prove good, approve”
Approbation, reprobate, reprove
Approbation
Noun. Praise or approval
Root: prob
Syn: commendation
Ant: condemnation
Reprobate
Noun. A dishonest or immoral person; a scoundrel
Root: prob
Syn: delinquent
