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Crimin

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Crime: charge of crime

Decriminalize, Incriminate, Recriminate

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Culp

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Latin: To blame

Culprit, Mea Culpa, Culpable

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Onus/Oner

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Latin: Burden

Onus, Onerus, Exonerate

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Prob/Prov

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Latin: Prove good, approve

Approbation, Reprobate, Reprove

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Decriminalize

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Verb
To do away with legal penalties for
Crimin

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Incriminate

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Verb
To reveal guilt or make someone appear guilty
Crimin
Syn: implicate
Ant: Aquit
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Recrimination

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Noun
An accusation made in reply; a counter charge
Crimin
Syn: rebuke

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Culpable

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Adj.
Deserving blame
Culp
Syn: Liable
Ant: Blameless
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Culprit

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Noun
One responsible for a crime
Culp
Syn: Perpetrator

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Mea Culpa

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Interjection
Statement uttered to show personal responsibility for a wrong
Culp

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Onus

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Noun
Burden or obligation
Onus
Syn: Duty

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Onerous

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Adj.
Unpleasant and burdensome
Oner
Syn: Demanding
Ant: Easy
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Exonerate

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Verb
To prove not guilty
Oner
Syn: Acquit
Ant: Condemn, convict
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Approbation

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Noun
Praise or approval
Prob
Syn: Commendation
Ant: Condemmation
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Reprobate

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Noun
A dishonest or immoral person; a scoundrel
Prob
Syn: Delinquent

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Reprove

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Verb
To scold or critize
Prov
Syn: Chide
Ant: Praise

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