inculpated

verb

past tense of inculpate
as in implicated

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  1. implicated
  2. prosecuted
  3. reported
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  • The report didn’t mention the nationalities of other referees implicated.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Though Anderson has long been suspected of being the gunman who fired the fatal shots that killed Shakur, his uncle, Davis, who was seated in the white Cadillac, had also been implicated in the drive-by shooting.
    — Marlow Stern, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of implicated
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  • The Constitution protects defendants from being prosecuted for the same crime twice, but Mangione's dueling state and federal cases fall into one of the exceptions for double jeopardy.
    — Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • If Mangione does plead guilty in the federal case, his attorneys are expected to argue that he cannot be prosecuted for murder in the state case because of New York's double jeopardy law, The Times noted in its report Thursday.
    — Dan Mangan, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of prosecuted
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  • The New York Times, which first reported Rideout's release, said the 50-year-old had worked as a missionary in Niger for 19 years and was a pilot for SIM International.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Coaching searches are, at best, farcical, the truth lying somewhere between fans’ fanatical wishes, reported contacts and actual interviews.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
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