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20 Cards in this Set
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Accessory
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person who, though not present at the time of a crime aids in its commision or helps the perpetrator to escape; accomplise
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Capital
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involving or punishable by the death penalty
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Charlatan
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person who claims to have expert skill or knowledge; fake; quack; impostor
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Contraband
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goods illigaly imported or exported; smuggled merchandise
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Culpability
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quility or state of being culpable (deserving blame or censure); blameworthiness
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Embezzlement
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stealing of money, securities, etc., entrusted to one's care
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Exculpate
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free from blame or fault; prove guiltless; exonerate
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Extradition
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surrender of an alleged criminal by one state or country to the jurisdiction of another for trial
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Felony
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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
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Imprisonment; jailing; confinement
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Inculpate
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incriminate; make appear guilty
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Larceny
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unlawful taking away another's property, with intent to defraud the owner; theft
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Misdemeanor
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Minor offense punishable by fine or imprisonment of usually less than a year; misdeed
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Penal
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Involving punishment; having to do with penalties or correctional institutions
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Plagiarism
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act of plagiarizing ( stealing the writing of another and passing it off as one's own)
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Poacher
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one who poaches ( hunt or fishes illigally)
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Recidivist
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person with tendency to relapse; chronic offender; habitual criminal
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Subpoena
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order summoning a person to testify in court under a penalty for failure to appear
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Vandal
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person who maliciously defaces, spoils, or destroys public or private property
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Venue
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locality from which a jury is drawn and in which the trial is held
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