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inculpatory

American  
[in-kuhlp-uh-tawr-ee] / ɪnˈkʌlp əˌtɔr i /

adjective

  1. having the effect of inculpating; incriminating.


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Mr. Cash’s message to Mr. Berry that “you’re in spy territory now” or an admonition that a bit of gossip was “very off the record” might be inculpatory if taken literally.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

Equally as impressive is how young Stettnisch can command our attention playing Oskar with little dialogue, mostly armed with a piercing, inculpatory stare.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 25, 2023

"This is one more inculpatory statement," former U.S.

From Salon • Jun. 20, 2023

“It’s not inculpatory any more than the fact that we already have a recorded phone call,” said Anthony Michael Kreis, a law professor at Georgia State University.

From Seattle Times • May 23, 2023

The very witnesses summoned are like Ghosts: exculpatory, inculpatory, they themselves are all hovering over death and doom; they are known, in our imagination, as the prey of the Guillotine.

From The French Revolution by Carlyle, Thomas

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