Unit 10 Flashcards

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Crimin

A
Latin 
Crime, change of crime
Decimalize
Incriminate
Recrimination
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Decriminalize

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V.

To do away with legal penalties

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Incriminate

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V
To reveal guilt or reveal or make (appear) appear guilty
Syn implicate
Ant acquit

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Recrimination

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N.

An accusation made in reply; a counter-charge

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Culp

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Latin 
Blame
Culpable
Culprit
Mea culpa
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Culpable

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Adj.
Deserving blame
Syn liable
Ant blameless

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Culprit

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N.
One responsible for a crime
Syn-perpetrator

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Mea-culpa

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Interjection statement uttered to show personal responsibility for a wrong

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Onus/Oner

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Burden
Onus
Onerous
Exonerate

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Onus

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Burden or obligation

Syn duty

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Onerous

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Adj.
Unpleasant and burdensome
Syn demanding
Ant easy

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Prob prov

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Latin 
Prove good approve 
Approbation
Reprobate 
Reprove
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Apporbation

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Praise or approval
Syn commendation
Ant condemnation

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Reprobate

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A dishonest or immoral person a scoundrel

Syn delinquent

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Reprove

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To scold or criticize
Syn chide
Ant praise

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