as in accusing
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 incriminating
Though suspicious, the recording was not considered incriminating, as Hodel may have suspected his home was wiretapped and was taunting police.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
29 June 2026
Following her arrest, Ryan allegedly made several incriminating statements while speaking with investigators.
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Angelique Brenes,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
And if an incriminating video existed, there wasn’t as big of a platform to share it.
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Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
1 June 2026
But while no incriminating data or embarrassing details accompany the couple's profile, Duncan stares at their pictures as if he's seen a ghost.
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Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 June 2026
The defense argued the searches were outside the scopes of the various search policies and police were illegally looking for incriminating evidence rather than performing legitimate safety or inventory searches.
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Nicki Brown,
CNN Money,
18 May 2026
His defense lawyers told the court that Fleming immediately confessed when confronted by authorities and turned over incriminating text messages from his cellphone that later led to Sangha’s arrest.
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Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
13 May 2026
Magyar recently claimed that several of Orbán’s top lieutenants are rushing to send their assets abroad, perhaps to avoid financial or legal sanctions, and that others have been shredding incriminating documents.
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Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
Every sentence of her speech was more incriminating than the next, and that makes for incredibly engaging TV.
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Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
24 Apr. 2026
Encyclopedia Britannica,
29 June 2026
Following her arrest, Ryan allegedly made several incriminating statements while speaking with investigators.
—
Angelique Brenes,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
And if an incriminating video existed, there wasn’t as big of a platform to share it.
—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
1 June 2026
But while no incriminating data or embarrassing details accompany the couple's profile, Duncan stares at their pictures as if he's seen a ghost.
—
Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 June 2026
The defense argued the searches were outside the scopes of the various search policies and police were illegally looking for incriminating evidence rather than performing legitimate safety or inventory searches.
—
Nicki Brown,
CNN Money,
18 May 2026
His defense lawyers told the court that Fleming immediately confessed when confronted by authorities and turned over incriminating text messages from his cellphone that later led to Sangha’s arrest.
—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
13 May 2026
Magyar recently claimed that several of Orbán’s top lieutenants are rushing to send their assets abroad, perhaps to avoid financial or legal sanctions, and that others have been shredding incriminating documents.
—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
Every sentence of her speech was more incriminating than the next, and that makes for incredibly engaging TV.
—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
24 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incriminating
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In the Siberian city of Irkutsk, police fined four people on Monday, accusing them of reselling gas on the black market at inflated prices, according to the region’s Interior Ministry.
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There follows a leafletting campaign, accusing him of being a pervert and a danger to children.
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Now Washington has sharply escalated tensions by indicting the 94-year-old former Cuban president, Raúl Castro (brother of Fidel).
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Natalie Neysa Alund Cuba's President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez fired back at the Justice Department for indicting Castro on Wednesday, saying the country acted in self defense in the more than three-decade-old killings.
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