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incriminatory

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in⋅crim⋅i⋅nate

  [in-krim-uh-neyt]
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–verb (used with object), -nat⋅ed, -nat⋅ing.
1. to accuse of or present proof of a crime or fault: He incriminated both men to the grand jury.
2. to involve in an accusation; cause to be or appear to be guilty; implicate: His testimony incriminated his friend. He feared incriminating himself if he answered.
3. to charge with responsibility for all or part of an undesirable situation, harmful effect, etc.: to incriminate cigarettes as a cause of lung cancer.
Origin:
1720–30; < LL incrīminātus ptp. of incrīmināre to accuse. See in- 2 , criminate

Related forms:
in⋅crim⋅i⋅na⋅tion, noun
in⋅crim⋅i⋅na⋅tor, noun
in⋅crim⋅i⋅na⋅to⋅ry  [in-krim-uh-nuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , adjective
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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, -tōr'ē) adj.
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Word Origin & History

incriminate 
1730, from M.L. incriminatus, pp. of incriminare "to incriminate," from in- "not" + criminare "to accuse of a crime," from crimen (gen. criminis) "crime" (see crime).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: in·crim·i·nate
Pronunciation: in-'kri-m&-"nAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -nat·ed; -nat·ing
1 : to charge with involvement in a crime incriminated in the conspiracy>
2 : to suggest or show involvement of in a crime incriminated him was a box of trigger devices> —see also SELF-INCRIMINATION —in·crim·i·na·tion /in-"kri-m&-'nA-sh&n/ noun —in·crim·i·na·to·ry /in-'kri-m&-n&-"tOr-E/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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