Vocab: Words Of Crime And Punishment

Question 0

Capital (adj)

Answer 0

Involving or punishable by the death penalty

Question 1

Accessory (n)

Answer 1

Accomplice

Question 2

Charlatan (n)

Answer 2

Imposter

Question 3

Contraband

Answer 3

Smuggled merchandise

Question 4

Culpability(n)

Answer 4

Blame worthiness

Question 5

Embezzlement (n)

Answer 5

Stealing of money

Question 6

Exculpate (v)

Answer 6

Free from blame or fault

Question 7

Extradition (n)

Answer 7

Surrender of alleged criminal by one state or country to the jurisdiction for another trail

Question 8

Felony (n)

Answer 8

Major crime

Question 9

Incarceration (n)

Answer 9

Imprisonment

Question 10

Inculpate (v)

Answer 10

Make appear guilty

Question 11

Larceny (n)

Answer 11

Theft

Question 12

Misdemeanor (n)

Answer 12

Minor offense

Question 13

Penal (adj)

Answer 13

Involving punishment

Question 14

Plagiarism (n)

Answer 14

Act of plagiarizing

Question 15

Poacher (n)

Answer 15

One who hunts illegally

Question 16

Recidivist (n)

Answer 16

Person with a tendency to relapse

Question 17

Subpoena (n)

Answer 17

Order summoning a person to testify in court under a penalty for failure to appear

Question 18

Vandal (n)

Answer 18

Person who defaces or destroys public or private property

Question 19

Venue (n)

Answer 19

Locality from which a jury is drawn and in which the trail is held