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
None were incriminating and Paqueta claimed the deletions had been to help navigate family tensions.
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Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Why would someone with the political backing of President Milei and the power of a Security Minister agree to a meeting with Ballard, and then go on to incriminate himself so directly?
—Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The emotional scene showed Brooks breaking down after finding incriminating messages on Savchenko’s phone.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Arora argued that the cellphone communications presented in court between Govan, Johnson, and Smith did not directly tie his client to the killings in an incriminating manner.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2025
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Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Why would someone with the political backing of President Milei and the power of a Security Minister agree to a meeting with Ballard, and then go on to incriminate himself so directly?
—Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The emotional scene showed Brooks breaking down after finding incriminating messages on Savchenko’s phone.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Arora argued that the cellphone communications presented in court between Govan, Johnson, and Smith did not directly tie his client to the killings in an incriminating manner.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2025
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Campbell has accused the SCORE Act of disadvantaging these groups while coddling the NCAA.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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Tate has been accused of assaulting at least four 14 and 15-year-old boys, but police believe that there could be more victims and are encouraging parents to speak with their children to see if they were harmed.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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Kormarczyk was indicted on charges of money laundering and conspiracy to commit unlicensed money transmitting, while Carbajal was indicted for conspiracy to commit unlicensed money transmitting.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Combs was initially indicted in September 2024, with his seven-week trial beginning on May 5.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Incriminate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incriminate. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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