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incriminate Definition

in·crimi·nate (in krimi nāt′)

transitive verb -·nat′ed, -·nat′·ing

  1. to charge with a crime; accuse
  2. to involve in, or make appear guilty of, a crime or fault

Etymology: < ML incriminatus, pp. of incriminare: see in- & criminate

incriminate Related Forms

in·crim′i·na·tion noun in·crimi·na·to′ry (-nə tôr′ē) adjective

incriminate Synonyms

incriminate

v.

incriminate Law Definition

v

To reveal someone’s involvement in criminal acts.

incriminate Usage Examples

Object

  • evidence: The last thing you want is the police knocking at your door armed with a search warrant to find incriminating evidence.
  • photo: Once the incriminating photos have made the rounds of office fax machines, the social satire starts in earnest.
  • document: I did four cases that involved denial of authorship of an incriminating document: a letter, or an entry in a diary.
  • photograph: It's like a barrister knocking over a pile of incriminating photographs in front of the jury.
  • letter: The Shiek possesses an incriminating letter written in invisible ink that reveals the truth of the murder.
  • statement: He would talk into the microphones and leave incriminating statements on the record.

Modifying Another Word

  • potentially: Any other items, documents, potentially incriminating articles are OFF LIMITS.
  • not: You have the right to remain silent and not incriminate yourself.. .
  • highly: The papers were highly incriminating toward British anti-war MP George Galloway, an outspoken Blair critic.
  • possibly: He has stolen some significant documents ( possibly incriminating ) which Helena's husband wants back.
  • directly: Alcohol is incriminated directly in over 5,000 deaths and is implicated in up to 33,000 deaths per year in England and Wales.
  • very: Through some luck and a bit of unexpected help, they escape with some very incriminating documents.

Preposition: in

weaver: Flour and starch derived from various plants have been incriminated in weaver 's asthma ( Murray et al.