criminate

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He may not be asked questions tending to criminate his wife.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various

Nay, prisoner, you are not called on to say what may criminate you.

From The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) by Lever, Charles James

Incriminate, in-krim′in-āt, v.t. to charge with a crime or fault, to criminate: to characterise as criminal or as accessory to crime.—adj.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

Of course you do; you don't want to criminate yourself when you haven't got to.

From John March, Southerner by Cable, George W.

When the Commission met, and the treasurer and his deputy were called before it, they refused to answer questions which would criminate themselves.

From Triumphs of Invention and Discovery in Art and Science by Fyfe, J. Hamilton