INCULPATE Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

inculpate

verb

Definition of inculpate

as in to implicate

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Recent Examples of inculpate Over the years, Pearcy has given numerous different accounts of the crime — at times blaming Dailey and other times inculpating himself. — Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 13 Feb. 2012

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Release the unredacted files that implicate Saudi Arabia while what's left of the victims' families are still alive to see it.

— Miles J. Herszenhorn, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
This subterfuge makes sense, since what these people reveal implicates their superiors.

— Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of implicate

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His appellate legal team has been aggressively searching for any and every legal avenue that would overturn the judge’s sentence, nullify the jury’s guilty verdict, or even discredit the very criminal law that Combs was prosecuted under.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026
In court filings, Moriarty says her office would not indict Taylor on the first-degree charge if the case were to be prosecuted in the modern day.

— Aki Nace, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of prosecute

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Plaintiffs can also sue individual officers for constitutional violations, but the Supreme Court has increasingly shut that door, especially in immigration cases, said Goettel, who is also not involved in the case.

— Hanna Park, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026
As Sportico detailed, the Clippers could sue the NBA but would face an uphill fight, given that teams contractually accept the NBA and commissioner Adam Silver’s final, unreviewable discretion on disciplinary matters.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 Sep. 2026

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White House reporters from the two cable networks -- Betsy Klein of CNN and Akayla Gardner of MS NOW -- both went live to report they'd been turned away, their press badges deactivated, when arriving for their jobs at the White House.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026
The portal reports how much money districts are receiving by fund and tax year, which officials rely on for financial planning and audits.

— A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026

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