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 emotional scene showed Brooks breaking down after finding incriminating messages on Savchenko’s phone.
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Liza Esquibias, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Charles wasn’t arrested until 2022 when investigators used new technology to clarify surveillance audio of one of his meetings with Magbanua revealing incriminating statements linking him to the murder plot, prosecutors have said.
—Lauren Del Valle, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
But why would someone leave behind a laptop containing incriminating information against themselves?
—Time, 21 Aug. 2025
But Govan’s lawyer worked to shed doubt on the police investigation and said cellphone communications between him and the killers failed to directly incriminate the defendant.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2025
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Liza Esquibias, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Charles wasn’t arrested until 2022 when investigators used new technology to clarify surveillance audio of one of his meetings with Magbanua revealing incriminating statements linking him to the murder plot, prosecutors have said.
—Lauren Del Valle, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
But why would someone leave behind a laptop containing incriminating information against themselves?
—Time, 21 Aug. 2025
But Govan’s lawyer worked to shed doubt on the police investigation and said cellphone communications between him and the killers failed to directly incriminate the defendant.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2025
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Sanders, in a motion to the court, accused the initial prosecutor in the case, Tony Rackauckas, of manipulating evidence dealing with jailhouse informants.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
17 Sep. 2025
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Republicans were unfazed by Democrats threatening to withhold their votes, accusing them of hypocrisy for condemning GOP efforts to win policy concessions in past funding battles.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
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Two months after Mendoza’s arrest, he was released after a grand jury chose not to indict him.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
13 Sep. 2025
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At trial Dever accused Jackson of threatening to indict her for perjury.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Incriminate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incriminate. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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