Vocabulary Unit 10 Flashcards

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Crimin

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Latin
Crime; charge of crime
Decriminalise, incriminate, recrimination

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Decriminalise

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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
Implicate
Acquit
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Recrimination

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Noun
Accusation made in reply; counter charge
Crimin
Rebuke

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Culp

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Latin
To blame
Culpable, culprit, mea culpa

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Culpable

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Adj
Deserving blame
Culp

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Culprit

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Noun
One responsible for a crime.
Culp
Perpetrator

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Mea culpa

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Interjection
Statement uttered to express personnel fault in a wrong
Culp

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Onus/oner

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Latin
Burden
Onus, onerous, exonerate

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Onus

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Noun
Burden or obligation
Onus
Duty

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Onerous

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Adj
Unpleasant or burdensome
Oner
Demanding
Easy
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Exonerate

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Verb
Prove not guilty
Oner
Acquit
Condemn
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Prob/prov

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Latin
Prove good, approve
Approbation, reprobate, reprove

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Approbation

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Noun
Praise or approval
Prob
Commendation
Condemnation
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Reprobate

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Noun
Dishonest or immoral person
Prob
Delinquent

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Reprove

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Verb
To scold or criticise
Prov
Chide
Praise