incriminate

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin incriminatum, past participle of incrimino, from Latin in + crimino.

verb

  1. (transitive) To accuse or bring criminal charges against.
    The newspapers incriminated the innocent man unjustly.
  2. (transitive) To indicate the guilt of.
    We have all sorts of evidence which incriminates you.

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