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Crimin

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Latin
Crime, charge of crime.
Decriminalize, incriminate, recrimination

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Culp

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Latin
To blame
Culpable, culprit, mea culpa

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Onus/oner

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Latin
Burden
Onus, onerous, 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: acquit
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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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Adjective
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
A 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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Adjective 
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: condemnation
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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 criticize
Prov
Syn: chide
Ant: praise

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