criminate

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Nowadays we do not ask a prisoner to criminate himself.

From In Jail with Charles Dickens by Trumble, Alfred

The savage vehemence with which he uttered these words caused a shudder throughout the crowded court, and went even further to criminate him in popular opinion than all that had been alleged in evidence.

From Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience 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

Next day Moore was called, and, after objecting to the oath, took it with the express reservation that he should refuse to answer any question which might criminate his associates.

From Thomas Moore by Gwynn, Stephen Lucius

An accused person is not obliged to criminate himself.

From An Examination of the Testimony of the Four Evangelists by Greenleaf, Simon