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Vocab 17

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accessory   person who, though not present at the time of a crime, aids in its commission or helps the perpetrator to escape; accomplice  
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capital   involving or punishable by the death penalty  
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charlatan   person who fraudulently claims to have expert skill or knowledge; fake; quack; impostor  
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contraband   goods illegally imported or exported; smuggled merchandise  
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culpability   quality or state of deserving blame; blameworthiness  
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embezzlement   stealing of money, securities, etc., entrusted to one's care  
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exculpate   free from blame or fault; prove guiltless; exonerate  
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extradition   surrender of an alleged criminal by one state or country to the juristiction of another for trial  
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felony   major crime, such as murder, rape, arson, or burglary, for which the penalty ranges from execution to imprisonment of more than a year  
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incarceration   imprisonment; jailing; confinement  
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inculpate   incriminate; make appear guilty  
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larceny   unlawful taking away of another's property, with the intent to defraud the owner; theft  
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misdemeanor   minor offense punishable by fine or imprisonment of usually less than one year; misdeed  
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penal   involving punishment; having to do with penalties or correctional institutions  
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plagiarism   stealing the writing of another and passing it off as one's own  
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poacher   one who hunts or fishes illegally  
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recidivist   person with a tendency to relapse; chronic offender; habitual criminal  
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subpoena   order summoning a person to testify in court under a penalty for failure to appear  
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vandal   person who maliciously defaces, spoils, or destroys public or private property  
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venue   locality from which a jury is drawn and in which the trial is held  
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