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- To commit perjuryis to deliberately give false, misleading, or
incomplete testimony while under oath. - Collusionis a conspiracy; a secret agreement between two or more
people for a fraudulent purpose. - Malfeasanceis misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by a public
official. - A peccadillois a small sin or fault; a trivial offense.
- Recidivismmeans a relapse or backslide into criminal behavior after
conviction and punishment. - To abscondis to run away secretly and hide, usually in order to
avoid arrest or prosecution. - Venalmeans easily bribed or corrupted; unprincipled.
- To purloinmeans to steal.
- To bilkmeans to deceive or defraud; to swindle or cheat, especially
to evade paying one’s debts. - Enormitymeans excessive wickedness or a monstrous offense or
evil act; an atrocity. - A tribunalis a court of justice.
- To exculpatemeans to free from blame or clear from a charge of
guilt. - Reprehensiblemeans deserving rebuke or censure; deserving of
strong criticism or disapproval. - Absolutionis an absolving or clearing from blame or guilt; a formal
declaration of forgiveness or redemption.