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Incriminatory

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in·crim·i·nate  (n-krm-nt)
tr.v. in·crim·i·nat·ed, in·crim·i·nat·ing, in·crim·i·nates
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 incrminre, incrmint- : Latin in-, causative pref.; see in-2 + Latin crmen, crmin-, crime; see crime.]

in·crimi·nation n.
in·crimi·na·tory (-n-tôr, -tr) adj.
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Adj.1.incriminatory - charging or suggestive of guilt or blame; "incriminatory testimony"
inculpative, inculpatory - causing blame to be imputed to

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William Vicary's revelation during the penalty phase for Erik and Lyle Menendez that Abramson ordered the defense psychiatrist to alter his notes, which may have included incriminatory evidence.
Based on the criminal jury's short deliberation, it is apparent that the jurors did not take the overwhelming incriminatory evidence into consideration and had their minds made up from the start.
 
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