incriminate
to charge with responsibility for all or part of an undesirable situation, harmful effect, etc.: to incriminate cigarettes as a cause of lung cancer.
Origin of incriminate
1Other words from incriminate
- in·crim·i·na·tion, noun
- in·crim·i·na·tor, noun
- in·crim·i·na·to·ry [in-krim-uh-nuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /ɪnˈkrɪm ə nəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjective
- non·in·crim·i·nat·ing, adjective
- non·in·crim·i·na·tion, noun
- non·in·crim·i·na·to·ry, adjective
- un·in·crim·i·nat·ed, adjective
- un·in·crim·i·nat·ing, adjective
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How to use incriminate in a sentence
The man who incriminated Riser said the officer promised to pay nearly $10,000 once both bodies were dumped in the Trinity River.
Dallas hitmen kidnapped and killed two people, authorities said. A police officer allegedly hired them to do it. | Andrea Salcedo | March 5, 2021 | Washington PostShe originally set out to archive content posted to Parler last Wednesday in hopes of preserving self-incriminating material before account holders came to their senses and deleted it.
Parler’s amateur coding could come back to haunt Capitol Hill rioters | Dan Goodin | January 12, 2021 | Ars TechnicaDuring the Prohibition era, she was responsible for breaking codes used by narcotics and alcohol smugglers, incriminating high-profile mob-run rum rings, including that of Al Capone in New Orleans.
How America's ‘First Female Cryptanalyst’ Cracked the Code of Nazi Spies in World War II—and Never Lived to See the Credit | Suyin Haynes | January 11, 2021 | TimeRoy McGrath said he was invoking “those rights guaranteed to me through the laws of the state of Maryland and the state and federal constitutions” — apparently referring to the right not to incriminate himself.
Ex-aide to Gov. Hogan declines to answer lawmakers’ questions about large severance payment | Steve Thompson | December 17, 2020 | Washington PostBy showing that Ghosn had been forced to incriminate himself while in jail, the panel of lawyers were in effect throwing the government’s entire case in doubt.
Japan’s jailing of Carlos Ghosn was overly ‘harsh’ and compromises their case, U.N. rights lawyers say | Vivienne Walt | November 23, 2020 | Fortune
“Arias had a terrific memory for just about everything except for those aspects of the case that incriminate her,” he says.
According to a knowledgeable source, Hernandez began to incriminate himself only after more than an hour of questioning.
In other words, he asked Elena Kagan to incriminate herself.
Those letters incriminate you to the full in this infamous matter here at Condillac.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniNo man is called upon to incriminate himself in this free and independent country.
The Circular Study | Anna Katharine Green"You are not required to confess or incriminate yourself, unless you want to," Captain Foster advised the prisoner.
Uncle Sam's Boys as Lieutenants | H. Irving HancockHe is hereby warned of his right under the law to challenge any question which may incriminate or tend to incriminate him.
The Incendiary | W. A. (William Augustine) LeahyIf the worst came to the worst, and the boy came to harm, the paper would incriminate nobody.
Kim | Rudyard Kipling
British Dictionary definitions for incriminate
/ (ɪnˈkrɪmɪˌneɪt) /
to imply or suggest the guilt or error of (someone)
to charge with a crime or fault
Origin of incriminate
1Derived forms of incriminate
- incrimination, noun
- incriminator, noun
- incriminatory, adjective
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