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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Inglethorp will open his desk, and discover the incriminating document.
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But the way the Belgian artist presents each work as a patch of evidence to be stitched into a fragmentary but incriminating narrative and treats photography as secondary to the already debunked illusionism of painting shows that he's finding his own way, not only as a painter but as a chronicler of his nation's troubled history.
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One of the most troubling aspects of witchcraft prosecutions, for example, is that women accused other women, testified against them, and searched their bodies for incriminating marks.
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One of the witnesses was a person who heard the defendant make an incriminating statement, Portillo said, declining to elaborate.
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