Unit 10 Vocabulary

To do away with legal penalties for; to take a crime away

• decriminalize

• incriminate

• recrimination

• culpable

to reveal guilt or make (someone) appear guilty

• decriminalize

• incriminate

• recrimination

• culpable

an accusation made in reply: a countercharge

• decriminalize

• incriminate

• recrimination

• culpable

deserving blame

• decriminalize

• incriminate

• recrimination

• culpable

one responsible for a crime

• culprit

• interjection

• obligation

• onerous

unpleasant and burdensome

• culprit

• interjection

• obligation

• onerous

to prove not guilty; out of the burden (of proof)

• culprit

• exonerate

• onerous

• approbation

praise or approval; to take approval towards

• culprit

• exonerate

• onerous

• approbation

a dishonest or immoral person; a scoundrel

• onerous

• reprobate

• reprove

• exonerate

to scold or criticize

• onerous

• reprobate

• reprove

• exonerate