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The meaning of INCRIMINATE is to charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault. How to use incriminate in a sentence. Did you know?
Incriminate definition: to accuse of or present proof of a crime or fault. See examples of INCRIMINATE used in a sentence.
to make someone seem guilty, especially of a crime: A secret report incriminating the company was leaked last week. He refused to say anything on the grounds that he might incriminate him self. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Blaming & accusing. accusatory. accuse someone of a crime. accuse someone of something. accuser. accusingly.
to make someone seem guilty, especially of a crime: A secret report incriminating the company was leaked last week. He refused to say anything on the grounds that he might incriminate him self. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Blaming & accusing. accusatory. accuse someone of a crime. accuse someone of something. accuser. accusingly.
To incriminate someone (or some dog) of a crime, is more than just accusing them; it's offering some evidence they're guilty. To incriminate someone is to show or prove their guilt with " incriminating evidence."
verb. If something incriminates you, it suggests that you are responsible for something bad, especially a crime. He claimed that the drugs had been planted to incriminate him. [VERB noun] They are afraid of incriminating themselves and say no more than is necessary. [VERB pronoun-reflexive]
1. To accuse of a crime or other wrongful act. 2. To cause to appear guilty of a crime or fault; implicate: testimony that incriminated the defendant. [Late Latin incrīmināre, incrīmināt- : Latin in-, causative pref.; see in-2 + Latin crīmen, crīmin-, crime; see crime .] in·crim′i·na′tion n.
incriminate somebody to make it seem as if somebody has done something wrong or illegal. They were afraid of answering the questions and incriminating themselves. He was careful not to say anything that might incriminate the others. Topics Crime and punishment c2
Definition of incriminate verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
INCRIMINATE meaning: to cause (someone) to appear guilty of or responsible for something (such as a crime)
