Unit Ten Flashcards
Decriminalize
v. To do away with legal penalties for.
Root: Crimin
Syn: disregard
Ant: keepsake
Incriminate
v. To reveal guilt or make someone appear guilty.
Root: Crimin
Syn: implicate
Ant: acquit
Recrimination
n. An accusation made in reply; a counter-charge.
Root: Crimin
Syn: rebuke
Ant: accept
Culpable
adj. Deserving blame.
Root: Culp
Syn: liable
Ant: blameless
Culprit
n. One responsible for crime.
Root: Culp
Syn: perpetrator
Ant: victim
Mea Culpa
interjection: Statement uttered to show personal responsibility for a wrong.
Root: Culp
Syn: admit
Ant: denie
Onus
n. Burden or obligation.
Root: Onus/Oner
Syn: duty
Ant: service
Onerous
adj. Unpleasant and burdensome.
Root: Onus/Oner
Syn: demanding
Ant: easy
Exonerate
v. To prove not guilty.
Root: Onus/Oner
Syn: acquit
Ant: condemn, convict
Approbation
n. Praise or approval.
Root: Prob/Prov
Syn: commendation
Ant: condemnation
Reprobate
n. A dishonest or immoral person; a scoundrel.
Root: Prob/Prov
Syn: delinquent
Ant: goody-two-shoes
Reprove
v. To scold or criticize.
Root: Prob/Prov
Syn: chide
Ant: praise
Prob/Prov
Latin: prove good, approve.
Approbation, Reprobation, and Reprove.
Onus/Oner
Latin: burden
Onus, Onerous, and Exonerate.
Culp
Latin: to blame.
Culpable, Culprit, and Mea Culpa.
