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Joy of Vocabulary 17

Joy of Vocabulary Lesson 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
capital involving or punishable by the death penalty
charlatan person who fraudulently claims to have expert skill or knowledge; fake; quack; imposter
contraband goods illegally imported or exported; smuggled merchandise
culpability blameworthiness
embezzlement stealing of money, securities, etc., entrusted to one's care
exculpate to free from blame or fault; to prove guiltless; to exonerate
extradition surrender of an alleged criminal by one state or country to the jurisdiction of another for trial
felony major crime, such as murder, rape, arson, or burglary, for which the penalty ranges from execution to imprisonment of more than one year
incarceration imprisonment; jailing; confinement
inculpate to inciminate; to make appear guilty
larceny unlawful taking away or another's property, with intent to defraud the owner; theft
misdemeanor minor offense punishable by fine or imprisonment of usually less than a year; misdeed
penal involving punishment; having to do with penalties or correctional institutions
plagiarism act of stealing the writing or another and passing it off as one's own
poacher one who hunts or fishes illegally
recidivist person with a tendency to relapse; chronic offender; habitual criminal
subpoena order summoning a person to testify in court under a penalty for failure to appear
vandal person who maliciously defaces, spoils, or destroys public or private property
venue locality from which a jury is drawn and in which the trial is held
Created by: Nicole Eleni
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