as in to accuse
to make a claim of wrongdoing against
in exchange for a reduced sentence, the thief agreed to incriminate his accomplice
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Recent Examples of incriminate
The incriminating pet cam footage showing the reality of owning a mischievous teenage Saint Bernard dog has left the internet in hysterics.
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Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
Further complicating matters, Doe was interviewed by Phong Tran, a then-Oakland detective who has since been charged with perjury for allegedly coercing witnesses into falsely incriminating murder defendants.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
Andrew's ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, also had an incriminating email to Epstein revealed recently.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
But, though the police now had incriminating evidence about Daniel and other gang leaders, these men operated from both a technological and a geographic remove from the gory scenes on the Dublin streets.
—Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
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Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
Further complicating matters, Doe was interviewed by Phong Tran, a then-Oakland detective who has since been charged with perjury for allegedly coercing witnesses into falsely incriminating murder defendants.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
Andrew's ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, also had an incriminating email to Epstein revealed recently.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
But, though the police now had incriminating evidence about Daniel and other gang leaders, these men operated from both a technological and a geographic remove from the gory scenes on the Dublin streets.
—Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
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Evans is accused of breaking out the back window of a Jeep Wagoneer that had been rented by the superstar’s choreographer, Christopher Grant, and stealing four black bags containing the items.—
David Aaro,
AJC.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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Lenny was not accused of being under the influence of any substance at the scene, nor was he arrested or taken into custody at the scene.—
Matt Moret,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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The suspect was indicted on federal charges this week, FOX 5 reported.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
11 Jan. 2026
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In addition, Banfield was indicted on a count of felony child abuse and neglect and felony child cruelty related to the killings in December 2024.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Incriminate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incriminate. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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