inculpating

Definition of inculpatingnext
present participle of inculpate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for inculpating
Verb
  • The Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office later determined that investigators did not follow up on evidence implicating McDowell’s friend as the shooter.
    Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 27 Dec. 2025
  • Just because a warrantless civil immigration arrest, governed by § 1357(a), may lead to detention or other consequences governed by §§ 1221-1231 does not mean that an injunction implicating § 1357(a)(2) is effectively an injunction impairing the operation of the covered sections.
    New York Times, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • The criminal section of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division specializes in investigating and prosecuting constitutional violations by law enforcement officers.
    Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2026
  • In the early 2000s, the government threw significant firepower behind the initiative, creating specialized units for investigating and prosecuting such fraud.
    Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 5 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The suits were filed against the Department of Homeland Security and Secretary Kristi Noem, as well as reporting agencies, including ICE, US Customs and Border Protection and US Border Patrol.
    Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 13 Jan. 2026
  • The sheriff’s office received a notification from a satellite device reporting an injured person, and Air Idaho was contacted and responded to the area.
    Jon Haworth, ABC News, 13 Jan. 2026
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“Inculpating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inculpating. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.

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