INCULPATE Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

inculpate

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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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One person impacted by Skalnik’s scheme was James Dailey, who was implicated in the 1985 murder of teenager Shelly Boggio.

— Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026
That sample, however, did not come from lettuce already implicated in the outbreak and recall.

— Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 20 July 2026

Definition of implicate

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Assistant District Attorney Madeline Jones is prosecuting the case with attorney Elizabeth Haratsis.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2026
The complexity of prosecuting a former foreign ruler is expected to produce an aggressive series of legal challenges before jurors ever hear the case next summer.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 22 July 2026

Definition of prosecute

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But in some instances, governmental bodies sue the attorney general to avoid having to release records that were determined to be public.

— Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026
In 2024, Newsom threatened to sue the city for slow-walking a farmworker housing project, which local officials eventually approved in May.

— Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 16 July 2026

Definition of sue

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The case was dismissed because the state was unable to provide psychiatric treatment to Joseph in a timely manner, the paper reported.

— Dennis Romero, NBC news, 21 July 2026
Iranian state media reported explosions in several locations, including Bandar Abbas, Qeshm and the Bemani district in Iran’s southern Hormozgan Province.

— Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Money, 21 July 2026

Definition of report

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The move quickly set off a firestorm, with immigration rights advocates accusing DOJ of trying to malign a dead man.

— Josh Campbell, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
The Nazis tried to take it from Rome during the Second World War, but failed after the head of the Italian Football Federation, Ottorino Barassi, hid it in a shoebox underneath his bed.

— Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 19 July 2026

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