| A | B |
| criminology | study of crime, criminals, law enforcement, and punishment |
| decriminalize | to remove the criminal status of |
| incriminate | to show evidence of involvement in a crime or a fault |
| recrimination | an accusation in retaliation for an accusation made against oneself |
| crim | Latin for "fault or crime" or "accusation" |
| prob/prov | "prove or proof" "honesty or integrity" |
| approbation | formal or official act of approval; praise |
| disprove | to refute that something is not what it has been claimed to be |
| probity | absolute honesty and uprightness |
| reprobate | a person of thoroughly bad character |