incriminate

  • 11incriminate — incrimination, n. incriminator, n. incriminatory /in krim euh neuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. /in krim euh nayt /, v.t., incriminated, incriminating. 1. to accuse of or present proof of a crime or fault: He incriminated both men to the grand jury. 2 …

    Universalium

  • 12incriminate — verb a) To accuse or bring criminal charges against. The newpapers are all incriminating me unjustly in this fiasco! b) To indicate the guilt of. We have all sorts of evidence which incriminate you …

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  • 13incriminate — in|crim|i|nate [ ın krımı,neıt ] verb transitive to show or make you think that someone is guilty of a crime: Be careful you don t say anything to incriminate yourself. No incriminating evidence was found. ╾ in|crim|i|na|tion [ ın,krımı neıʃn ]… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 14incriminate — [[t]ɪnkrɪ̱mɪneɪt[/t]] incriminates, incriminating, incriminated VERB If something incriminates you, it suggests that you are responsible for something bad, especially a crime. [V n] He claimed that the drugs had been planted to incriminate him …

    English dictionary

  • 15incriminate — verb (T) to make someone seem guilty of a crime: He refused to speak because he was worried that he would incriminate himself. | incriminating evidence incrimination /In krImi neISFn/ noun (U) …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 16incriminate — /ɪnˈkrɪməneɪt / (say in krimuhnayt) verb (t) (incriminated, incriminating) 1. to imply or provide evidence of the fault of (someone): incriminating evidence; her statement incriminated them both. 2. to involve in an accusation; implicate:… …

  • 17incriminate — /inkrimaneyt/ To charge with crime; to expose to an accusation or charge of crime; to involve oneself or another in a criminal prosecution or the danger thereof; as, in the rule that a witness is not bound to give testimony which would tend to… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 18incriminate — /inkrimaneyt/ To charge with crime; to expose to an accusation or charge of crime; to involve oneself or another in a criminal prosecution or the danger thereof; as, in the rule that a witness is not bound to give testimony which would tend to… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 19incriminate unjustly — index frame (charge falsely), frame (prearrange) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 20incriminate — transitive verb ( nated; nating) Etymology: Late Latin incriminatus, past participle of incriminare, from Latin in + crimin , crimen crime Date: circa 1736 to charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault •… …

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