incriminated

past tense of incriminate

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Recent Examples of incriminated Kading, who wrote his own book on the case, has said for some time that Davis incriminated himself. Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026 That requirement stemmed from Nixon's attempt to destroy the White House tapes that incriminated him in the cover-up of the Watergate burglary. Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026 For months leading up to his death, Thomas helped the task force by conducting nearly 100 drug buys that incriminated dozens of cocaine dealers — including a local drug kingpin who, according to investigators, ordered the hit on Thomas. Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 8 Mar. 2026 Woodruff signed a statement that incriminated himself and his four friends. Jennifer Gonnerman, New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2026 Whereas criminal suspects in this past may have been incriminated by a Google query on, say, how to clean up bloodstains, a more comprehensive, detailed back-and-forth with a tool like ChatGPT gives investigators far more opportunities to prove intent and mindset, Lee explains. Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incriminated
Verb
  • But critics accused him of trying to buy votes at a time when Republicans are trying to maintain slim majorities in Congress.
    BILL BARROW, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Filmmaker Juan Jose Lopez Ordonez has accused the West Ham United midfielder of conspiring to kidnap him in Mexico in November 2024.
    Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The Tates were formally indicted in that case in 2023, but a Romanian court sent the case back to prosecutors after finding legal and procedural irregularities.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Murphy, 22, has been indicted on one count of theft of mail matter by employee, and was released on his own recognizance, officials said.
    Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2026

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“Incriminated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incriminated. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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