Vocabulary Unit 10 Flashcards
1
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Crimin
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Latin
Crime; charge of crime
Decriminalise, incriminate, recrimination
2
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Decriminalise
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Verb
To do away with legal penalties for
Crimin
3
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Incriminate
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Verb To reveal guilt or make someone appear guilty Crimin Implicate Acquit
4
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Recrimination
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Noun
Accusation made in reply; counter charge
Crimin
Rebuke
5
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Culp
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Latin
To blame
Culpable, culprit, mea culpa
6
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Culpable
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Adj
Deserving blame
Culp
7
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Culprit
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Noun
One responsible for a crime.
Culp
Perpetrator
8
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Mea culpa
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Interjection
Statement uttered to express personnel fault in a wrong
Culp
9
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Onus/oner
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Latin
Burden
Onus, onerous, exonerate
10
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Onus
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Noun
Burden or obligation
Onus
Duty
11
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Onerous
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Adj Unpleasant or burdensome Oner Demanding Easy
12
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Exonerate
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Verb Prove not guilty Oner Acquit Condemn
13
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Prob/prov
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Latin
Prove good, approve
Approbation, reprobate, reprove
14
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Approbation
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Noun Praise or approval Prob Commendation Condemnation
15
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Reprobate
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Noun
Dishonest or immoral person
Prob
Delinquent