Unit 10 Flashcards
Crimin
Latin Crime, charge of crime Decriminalize Incrimination Recrimination
Decriminalize
Verb
To do away with legal penalties
Crimin
Incriminate
V
To reveal guilt or to make some one look guilty
Crimin
Syn implicate ant acquit
Recrimination
N
An accusation made in reply
Crimin
Syn rebuke
Culp
Latin To blame Culpable Culprit Mea culpa
Culpable
Adj
Deserving blame
Culp
Syn liable ant blameless
Culprit
N
One responsible for a crime
Culp
Syn pertetrator
Mea culpa
Interjection
Statement uttered to show one has taken responsibility for one wrong doing
Culp
Onus oner
Latin Burden Onus Onerous Exonerate
Onus
N
Burden or obligation
Onus
Syn duty
Onerous
Adj
Unpleasant and burdensome
Onus
Syn demanding ant easy
Exonerate
V
To prove not guilty
Oner
Syn acquit ant condem convict
Prob prov
Latin To prove good, approve Approbation Reprobate Reprove
Approbation
Noun
Praise or approval
Prob
Syn commendation ant condemnation
Reprobate
N
A dishonest or immoral person
Prob
Syn delinquent