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Definition of "incriminate" []

  • To accuse of a crime or other wrongful act. (verb-transitive)
  • To cause to appear guilty of a crime or fault; implicate: testimony that incriminated the defendant. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "incriminate" in a sentence
  • "Under Scottish law at present, suspects can be questioned by police for six hours without a lawyer, but yesterday the supreme court found that the measure made it more likely that suspects might "incriminate" themselves while being quizzed by officers."
  • "It prohibits the government from compelling anyone to "incriminate" himself."
  • "Pay attention to the fact that the attorney-general's top aide took the Fifth Amendment, refusing to testify on grounds that her testimony might "incriminate" herself."