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incriminate

[in-krim-uh-nayt] / ɪnˈkrɪm əˌneɪt /


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When his bid was dismissed, Mogotsi was clearly furious and refused to answer many of the questions put to him over fears he might incriminate himself.

From BBC ● May 30, 2026

In a series of Substack posts, the first of which has garnered 751,000 views, Lizza took aim at Nuzzi’s journalistic integrity, airing alleged text-message exchanges, love poetry and recorded conversations meant to incriminate his ex.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025

Byers initially did not want to testify at all, believing his life to be in danger and fearing that he might incriminate himself.

From Slate ● Dec. 1, 2025

“Officers are going to be pushy, they’re going to try to get you to be nervous so that you can make a mistake and incriminate yourself,” Trujillo said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 2025

There was nothing in it to incriminate him.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge

Watching her react — by not reacting — as a recording seemingly incriminates her and accusations fly, shows how masterful Hüller’s performance truly is.

From Salon ● Mar. 7, 2024

While most of the trial has focused on Fotis Dulos, prosecutors say evidence also incriminates Troconis.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 6, 2024

And in forensic science, bias can subconsciously influence experts to interpret data in a way that incriminates a suspect.

From Science Magazine ● May 12, 2022

Ismail Abedi has always refused to answer questions from the inquiry in case he incriminates himself.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2021

Taken at its simplest, it is a clue which directly incriminates someone whose initial is H, and it was dropped there unwittingly by that person.”

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie

Massie has also criticized the DOJ, which he says “has failed to properly redact victims’ information while simultaneously succeeding in avoiding the disclosure of incriminated individuals,” in a statement to Salon.

From Salon ● Feb. 10, 2026

As the investigation into the scandal grew, a string of athletes were incriminated, including British sprinter Dwain Chambers.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2025

Russian state news agency Tass reported Wednesday that a Moscow businessman whose company is involved in construction gave testimony which incriminated the deputy defense minister.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 25, 2024

He only gave evidence to the inquiry after considerable efforts were made to make him appear and had initially refused to answer questions or give evidence in case he incriminated himself.

From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2024

But I was determined not to participate in any way, for that would have surely, by implication, incriminated me in a network of guilt which I did not share.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright

The vehicle’s registration turned out to be expired, Castronovo said, but the driver was allowed to leave without a citation after the officers searched his vehicle and found nothing incriminating.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

It said it also took into account "the public discussion on social media, which was incriminating for the defendant".

From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026

“If a police agency can withhold footage that’s incriminating but release footage that’s exculpatory, that isn’t transparency,” he added.

From Salon ● Feb. 13, 2026

In recent days, police—on foot and in vehicles, some equipped with night-vision goggles—have been near Chakwera’s house trying to catch an incriminating glimpse of the canines, residents said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026

For several seconds he was too stunned even to throw the incriminating thing into the memory hole.

From "1984" by George Orwell




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