incriminating
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Passed in the wake of Watergate, when President Richard Nixon tried to keep incriminating materials from being made public, the law changed who legally owned the papers: It was now the American public.
From Salon • Apr. 17, 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
Stroup said, “It was kind of almost incriminating to be seen walking up there.”
From Slate • Dec. 23, 2025
Mangione’s lawyers said the officer was trying to obtain an incriminating response.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025
Mr. Smit set out before him the incriminating evidence he had found: two spoons and a piece of carrot on the stairs, pipe ashes in an “unoccupied” bedroom.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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