incriminating


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in·crim·i·nate

 (ĭn-krĭm′ə-nāt′)
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 incrīmināre, incrīmināt- : Latin in-, causative pref.; see in-2 + Latin crīmen, crīmin-, crime; see crime.]
in·crim′i·na′tion n.
in·crim′i·na·to′ry (-nə-tôr′ē) adj.

incriminating

(ɪnˈkrɪmɪˌneɪtɪŋ)
adj
tending to suggest guilt
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.incriminating - charging or suggestive of guilt or blame; "incriminatory testimony"
criminative, criminatory, incriminatory
inculpative, inculpatory - causing blame to be imputed to
Translations
تَجْريمي، يَتَّهِم بِجُرْم
kompromitující
kompromitujúci
suçlayıcı

incriminating

[ɪnˈkrɪmɪneɪtɪŋ] ADJ [evidence, document] → incriminatorio

incriminating

[ɪnˈkrɪmɪneɪtɪŋ] adj [evidence] → compromettant(e)in-crowd [ˈɪnkraʊd] n
the in-crowd → les branchés mpl

incriminating

, incriminatory
adj → belastend

incriminating

[ɪnˈkrɪmɪˌneɪtɪŋ] adj → incriminante

incriminate

(inˈkrimineit) verb
(of evidence) to show the involvement of (someone) in a crime etc.
inˈcriminating adjective
inˌcrimiˈnation noun
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There were one or two incriminating possessions up there, as well as at the Albany.
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Watson's reports are most incriminating documents."
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Inglethorp will open his desk, and discover the incriminating document.
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He paused, with a straight glance of his sunken eyes which was a full equivalent of the unspoken termination "and you know it." The head of the so-called Special Crimes Department debarred by his position from going out of doors personally in quest of secrets locked up in guilty breasts, had a propensity to exercise his considerable gifts for the detection of incriminating truth upon his own subordinates.
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Finally, a defector-inspired raid on an Iraqi farm in 1995 unearthed incriminating documents.
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Incriminating materials including arms and ammunition were recovered from Warpora area, the site of the encounter.
J-K: Two terrorists killed in Baramulla encounter
The court held that the inmate's refusal to reveal potentially incriminating information about his sexual history did not violate his right against self incrimination and that penile plethysmograph and polygraph examinations did not violate his substantive due process rights.
U.S. District Court: SELF INCRIMINATION PROGRAMS
For purposes of Miranda, "custody" is defined as an arrest or significant deprivation of freedom equivalent to an arrest.(8) "Interrogation," under Miranda, is defined as words or actions likely to elicit an incriminating response from an average suspect.(9)
Beyond 'Miranda.' (the landmark 'Miranda v. Arizona' case)
The incriminating spot that Lady Macbeth wanted to be rid of would not disappear.
'Out, damned spot.' (spot observed next to supernova 1987 disappears)
CRPF has recovered incriminating materials including arms and ammunition from the site of encounter.
2 LeT terrorists killed in Handwara encounter
Messages within pagers seized from suspects during an arrest may provide incriminating information or valuable leads.
Searching pagers incident to arrest
"Incriminating materials including diaries containing coded writings were seized," the statement added.
NIA conducts searches at 11 locations in South Kashmir

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