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abscond
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to leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself especially to avoid arrest or prosecution.
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bilk
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to cheat or swindle
to avoid payment of |
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clemency
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mercy,especially toward an offender or enemy' leniency
Mildness |
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contrite
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sincerely sorry for one's sins or inadequacies
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impute
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to attribute( a crime or fault) to another; blame without proof
to attribute to a cause or source |
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iniquity
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wickedness; sinfulness
a grossly immoral act |
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redress
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to set right; rectify
satisfaction or amends for wrongs done |
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reprehensible
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deserving of blame
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restitution
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the act of restoring or returning to the rightful owner something that has been taken away; lost, or surrendered
the act of compensating for loss, damage, or injury |
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vindicate
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to clear of accusation, blame, or suspicion by means of evidence or proof
to justify or support: to vindicate one's claim to prove the worth of, especially in the light of later developments |
