as in accused
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 incriminated
Woodruff signed a statement that incriminated himself and his four friends.
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Jennifer Gonnerman, New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2026
Ever since he was arrested in 2008, Turner has insisted that the witnesses who identified him were mistaken and that the surveillance footage of the crime incriminated another man.
—Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 27 Jan. 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
Jennifer Gonnerman, New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2026
Ever since he was arrested in 2008, Turner has insisted that the witnesses who identified him were mistaken and that the surveillance footage of the crime incriminated another man.
—Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 27 Jan. 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
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Over the course of two weeks, two Laurel Highlands teachers were arrested after being accused of having inappropriate relationships with students.—
Ricky Sayer,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Her lover, Cavaradossi, is accused of helping an enemy of the state, and is framed by a corrupt and violent police chief, Baron Scarpia.—
Courtney Lewis,
Florida Times-Union,
28 Mar. 2026
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Cherfilus-McCormick has also been indicted on federal criminal charges, some of which overlap the House ethics case.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
29 Mar. 2026
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Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte -- a staunch Trump ally -- referred Swalwell to the Justice Department for criminal prosecution over mortgage fraud accusations, but the department never indicted Swalwell.—
Perry Stein The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Incriminated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incriminated. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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